St. Charles will head out on the road to face off against the Thomas Stone Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully St. Charles focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
St. Charles couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of North Point by a score of 69-66. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Shamir Taylor, who scored 18 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xavier Buchanan, who scored 18 points.
Thomas Stone kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 64-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Clifton. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Thomas Stone in their matchups with Lake Clifton: they've now lost three in a row.
Jonas Agyeman put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 35 points along with 7 rebounds and 7 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Woodland, who scored 7 points along with 12 rebounds.
St. Charles' defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Thomas Stone, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-1.
St. Charles didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Thomas Stone in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 74-69 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Charles since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
