Charleston fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Jackson on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 75-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jackson Fighting Indians. The Bluejays haven't had much luck with the Fighting Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Charleston lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Deshaun Henderson, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Treshaun Schandon, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 14 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Charleston's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Jackson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Charleston will welcome Sikeston at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Jackson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Webster Groves at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Webster Groves knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Jackson likes a good challenge.
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