Flyers
| 01/30/25 @ McCluer | 68 |
| 01/20/25 @ Moline | 63 |
| 01/14/25 vs Belleville East | 63 |
| 12/13/24 @ Collinsville | 63 |
| 12/20/24 vs Belleville West | 63 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East St. Louis). They breezed by the McCluer Comets to the tune of 68-26 on Thursday. Given the Flyers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 156th in Illinois, while the Comets are ranked 475th in Missouri), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East St. Louis' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Arlandis Brown, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 11 points and four steals. That's the most steals Brown has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Devrice Johnson, who went 6 of 11 en route to 17 points and three steals.
East St. Louis' victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-13. As for McCluer, their loss was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-19.
East St. Louis won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Alton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. McCluer has already played their next contest (against University City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
