St. Charles had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They breezed by Friendly at home to the tune of 61-25. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points St. Charles has scored all season.
St. Charles had a senior duo take command as Shamir Taylor scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and three steals and Tajir Webster scored 15 points along with nine rebounds and four blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Taylor has scored at least 25% of St. Charles' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Buchanan, who scored 14 points.
St. Charles' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Friendly, they bumped their record down to 3-3 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Charles will take on Rock Creek Christian Academy White in a holiday battle at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at. One thing working in Rock Creek Christian Academy White's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games. Friendly won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against La Plata at 6:30 p.m. on December 22nd.
