Charleston is 6-1 against Massac County since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Charleston Bluejays are taking a road trip to challenge the Massac County Patriots at 7:15 p.m. Charleston has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 272 points over their last three matches.
Charleston is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Scott County Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Charleston was the clear victor by an 89-64 margin over Scott County Central on Thursday. The Bluejays have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/16/25 @ Scott County Central | 16 |
| 01/14/25 vs New Madrid County Central | 19 |
| 01/07/25 vs Kelly | 23 |
Treshaun Schandon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenez Lane, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points.
Charleston smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Massac County's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 61-49 to Herrin. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Tigers are ranked 78th).
Charleston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Massac County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Charleston came up short against Massac County when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 57-53. Thankfully for Charleston, Timothy Harmon (who went 9 for 17 en route to 24 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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