St. Charles is 8-1 against Chopticon since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. St. Charles will square off against the Chopticon Braves at 5:00 p.m. Hopefully St. Charles focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday.
St. Charles pushed their score all the way to 60, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Thomas Stone 64-60. St. Charles has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Shamir Taylor and Jonas Agyeman. Agyeman had a great game and scored 20 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Meanwhile, Taylor was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 16 rebounds.
Chopticon has not done well against Thomas Stone recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Chopticon secured a 52-48 W over Thomas Stone.
Chopticon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Iverson Hill led the charge by scoring 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian McMahon, who scored 16 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
St. Charles' loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5. As for Chopticon, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: St. Charles have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 34 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Chopticon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Charles skirted past Chopticon 70-67 in their previous matchup back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McMahon, who scored 19 points along with three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Charles still be able to contain McMahon? There's only one way to find out.
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