The Charleston Bluejays will square off against the Puxico Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Puxico will be up against a hot Charleston squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Charleston blew past Oran 74-52 on Wednesday. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th in Missouri, while the Eagles are ranked 449th in Missouri), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Charleston relied on the efforts of Trenez Lane, who almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine boards, and Treshaun Schandon, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 13 points and eight rebounds. Da'Kyrious Williams was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 13 points.
Charleston smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Puxico was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Chaffee 67-37.
Puxico's victory bumped their record up to 24-3. As for Charleston, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps