Preview: 21st Century Charter Cougars vs. Whiting Oilers
Two dominant guards in Terrence Hayes and Shawn Donaldson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The 21st Century Charter Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Whiting Oilers at 5:30 p.m. on March 1st. Whiting took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on 21st Century Charter, who comes in off a win.
With a playoff game on the line, 21st Century Charter rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Lions 72-42 on the road. 21st Century Charter has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 24 points or more this season.
21st Century Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hayes led the charge by scoring 23 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lemetrius Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists.
Meanwhile, Whiting was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were beaten by Munster 88-54. While losing is never fun, Whiting can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 430th, while Munster is ranked 60th).
Whiting's loss came about despite a quality game from Donaldson, who scored 36 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Donaldson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Beau Harbin, who scored two points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
21st Century Charter's win bumped their record up to 19-6. As for Whiting, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-21.
Everything came up roses for 21st Century Charter against Whiting in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 93-57 win. Does 21st Century Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whiting turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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