The 21st Century Charter Cougars entered their tilt with the Brooks Eagles with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. 21st Century Charter put the hurt on Brooks with a sharp 74-48 win on Thursday. 21st Century Charter has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 26 points or more this season.
21st Century Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Terrence Hayes led the charge by scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. Hayes is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Lemetrius Williams was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Brooks lost, one person who can't be blamed is Bryce Hayes. Despite the final result, he scored 13 points. Hayes continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradley Pike, who scored nine points.
Brooks struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as 21st Century Charter pulled down 16 offensive rebounds.
21st Century Charter is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Brooks, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-25 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. 21st Century Charter will take on Marquette Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in 21st Century Charter's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 18 matchups. Brooks will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Chicago Washington at 6:00 p.m. on February 19th. Hopefully Brooks focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday.
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