McCluer is on an eight-game streak of home losses, East St. Louis a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The McCluer Comets will host the East St. Louis Flyers at 5:30 p.m. McCluer has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
McCluer is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 71-55 to Marquette. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 481st, while the Mustangs are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, East St. Louis didn't have too much trouble with Gateway Christian on Tuesday as they won 51-36.
McCluer better keep an eye on Alex Johnson. He was instrumental in East St. Louis' win, going 6 of 10 on his way to 16 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Ishaia Brown, who posted six points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
East St. Louis was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
East St. Louis' victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for McCluer, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
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