Epenesa leads Edwardsville over Gateway with 19 points

EDWARDSVILLE 68, GATEWAY STEM 25: Edwardsville snapped a four-game losing streak with a big second half as they downed Gateway STEM of St. Louis 68-25 on the road Tuesday night.

The Tigers took control of the game with a 15-0 run to start the third quarter after leading just 32-21 at halftime, taking a 52-25 lead at three-quarter time and shutting out the Jaguars in the final term.

A.J. Epenesa led Edwardsville with a game-high 19 points, with Oliver Stephen scoring 15 and Matt Smith 10. Darnell Rogers Jr. led STEM (formerly known as Gateway Tech) with eight points.

Edwardsville travels to Alton for a Southwestern Conference clash Friday night.Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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