Goose Creek won the last time they faced North Charleston and Ja'Quell Brown did his part to make sure it happened again. The Goose Creek Gators put the hurt on the North Charleston Cougars with a sharp 64-40 win on Wednesday thanks in part to Brown, who went 7 for 16 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Taveion Scott, who posted two points along with six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (four).
Goose Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Charleston only racked up four.
North Charleston lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marcus Simmons, who scored 13 points. Richard Hazel III was another key player, posting eight points plus four steals and four blocks.
The victory (which was Goose Creek's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for North Charleston, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Goose Creek will head out to face off against Stall at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for North Charleston, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the North Charleston Cougars duke it out with the Baptist Hill Bobcats at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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