It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact SIUE East St. Louis Charter can now relate to. They fell 65-56 to the Madison Trojans on Monday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
| 02/24/25 @ Madison | 27 |
| 02/22/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 32 |
| 02/08/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 24 |
| 02/06/25 @ Confluence Prep Academy | 20 |
| 02/03/25 vs Sumner | 17 |
Despite the loss, SIUE East St. Louis Charter had strong showings from Kejuan Rives, who went 8-for-20 en route to 27 points and eight boards, and Jaylen Wiley, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Rives' big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points.
With the defeat, SIUE East St. Louis Charter broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-12. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for Madison, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-18 record this season.
As of now, neither SIUE East St. Louis Charter nor Madison have any future games scheduled.
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