Basketball Recap: Granite City Drops Highest Score of Season Against SIUE East St. Louis Charter

Warriors

Team Score

01/15/25 vs SIUE East St. Louis Charter	76
12/05/24 @ Metro-East Lutheran	62
12/11/24 vs Riverview Gardens	56
12/20/24 @ KIPP	56
12/28/24 vs Mundelein	52

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Granite City). They claimed a resounding 76-33 victory over the SIUE East St. Louis Charter Cougars. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kejuan Rives, who posted 12 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Isaiah Foster was another key player, putting up four points.

Granite City's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-12. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for SIUE East St. Louis Charter, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Granite City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 48-33 win against Soldan International Studies on the 17th. As for SIUE East St. Louis Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-66 victory against Gillespie on the 16th.