Basketball Recap: SIUE East St. Louis Charter Piles Up the Points Against Varsity Opponent

There's no place like home for SIUE East St. Louis Charter, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They breezed past Varsity Opponent to the tune of 77-38 on Saturday. The Cougars pushed the score to 68-28 by the end of the third, a deficit Varsity Opponent cut but never quite recovered from.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kejuan Rives led the charge by going 10 for 22 en route to 24 points along with six boards and five steals. The game was Rives' third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Breon Johnson, who went 6 of 13 to rack up 18 points and seven assists.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in nine consecutive matchups.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season.

Looking ahead, SIUE East St. Louis Charter will head out on the road to square off against Christian Brothers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Varsity Opponent has already played their next game (against Foundation Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.