If Charleston Collegiate was riding high fresh off their 60-30 takedown of St. John's last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Charleston Collegiate Sundevils took a 67-49 bruising from the Charleston Math & Science Riptide on Friday. The Sundevils have struggled against the Riptide recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Charleston Collegiate's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Thomas Reed, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. The contest was Reed's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Morrison, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists.
Even though they lost, Charleston Collegiate smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Charleston Math & Science to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ben Gilliard, who earned 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Gilliard is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Zion King, who earned 15 points in addition to seven assists and six steals.
Charleston Collegiate's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Charleston Math & Science, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Charleston Collegiate will venture away from home to face off against Military Magnet Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Charleston Collegiate is facing Military Magnet Academy at the right time seeing as Military Magnet Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Charleston Math & Science, they will welcome Academic Magnet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Charleston Math & Science's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
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