Basketball Recap: 21st Century Charter Takes a Loss

21st Century Charter entered their matchup against Gary West Side on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The 21st Century Charter Cougars took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gary West Side Cougars. 21st Century Charter was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Gary West Side apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Terrence Hayes

Steals

02/07/25 vs Gary West Side	3
01/29/25 @ Lake Central	3
01/27/25 vs Marquette Catholic	4
01/24/25 @ East Chicago Central	2
01/20/25 vs University City	6
+ 17 more games

When it comes to explaining why 21st Century Charter lost, don't look at Terrence Hayes. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 15 to rack up 16 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Hayes has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 22 times he's played. Elijah Musaddiq was another key player, putting up ten points and six boards.

This is the second loss in a row for 21st Century Charter and nudges their season record down to 14-6. As for Gary West Side, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-5.

21st Century Charter and Gary West Side should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. 21st Century Charter (ranked 71st) will meet Hebron (ranked 306th) at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. 21st Century Charter will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Similarly, Gary West Side will square off against Hanover Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 194 places (69 vs. 263). 21st Century Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.9 points per game this season.