| 01/16/25 @ Gillespie | 76 |
| 12/27/24 vs Valmeyer | 69 |
| 12/27/24 @ Dupo | 66 |
| 12/18/24 @ McKinley Classical Leadership Academy | 61 |
| 12/19/24 vs North County Christian | 58 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask SIUE East St. Louis Charter). They came out on top against the Gillespie Miners by a score of 76-66 on Thursday. The score was all tied up 31-31 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead SIUE East St. Louis Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaylen Wiley, who went 9 of 14 en route to 22 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That's the most points Wiley has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Breon Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards.
SIUE East St. Louis Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
SIUE East St. Louis Charter's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-9. As for Gillespie, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-13.
SIUE East St. Louis Charter has already played their next matchup (against First Baptist Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gillespie didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-55 defeat against Carlinville on the 20th.
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