SIUE East St. Louis Charter entered their tilt with the Valmeyer Pirates with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. SIUE East St. Louis Charter strolled past Valmeyer with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 72-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Kejuan Rives, who scored 32 points along with six rebounds and three steals. It was the first time this season that he grabbed two or more steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Wiley, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
SIUE East St. Louis Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Valmeyer, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-19.
SIUE East St. Louis Charter will head out on the road to face off against Mt. Olive at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valmeyer, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Dupo at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Valmeyer is facing Dupo at the right time seeing as Dupo is stuck on a 21-game losing streak.
