It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Civic Memorial can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 52-51 to the East St. Louis Flyers. The Eagles lost against the Flyers in their previous head to head back in February of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 85-53 score last time.
Adam Ogden
| 02/26/25 vs East St. Louis | 20 |
| 02/21/25 vs Mascoutah | 7 |
| 02/18/25 vs Marquette Catholic | 18 |
| 02/14/25 vs Highland | 8 |
| 02/11/25 vs Roxana | 11 |
| + 20 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Civic Memorial lost, don't look at Adam Ogden. Despite the final result, he went 8-for-17 to rack up 20 points and three steals. That's the most points Ogden has posted since back in December of 2024. Charlie Kilpatrick was another key player, shooting 50% from the field on his way to 15 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East St. Louis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tyrik Barnes, who put up ten points along with six blocks and five rebounds. Barnes has become a key player for East St. Louis: the team is undefeated when he posts at least five blocks, but 11-18 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ishaia Brown, who earned four points in addition to seven boards and five steals.
The defeat snapped Civic Memorial's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 21-11 record. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points over those games. As for East St. Louis, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 14-18.
As of now, neither Civic Memorial nor East St. Louis have any future games scheduled.
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