There's no place like home for Metro-East Lutheran, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 74-46 win over the SIUE East St. Louis Charter Cougars. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Cougars are ranked 592nd), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Junior Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Ian Skelton was another key player, going 5 for 6 on his way to 10 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Metro-East Lutheran was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as SIUE East St. Louis Charter only racked up seven assists.
SIUE East St. Louis Charter lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaylen Wiley, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds Wiley has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kejuan Rives, who posted 12 points and six boards.
Metro-East Lutheran's record now sits at 12-9. As for SIUE East St. Louis Charter, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-10 record.
Metro-East Lutheran will face off against Father McGivney Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Metro-East Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.1 points per game this season. SIUE East St. Louis Charter has already played their next game (against Lovejoy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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