Basketball Game Preview: Edwards County Lions vs. Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals

The Edwards County Lions and the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals will face off at 8:30 a.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Edwards County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Harrisburg just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 48-35 to the Bulldogs.

Meanwhile, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 67-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Massac County. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Cardinals in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.

Norris City-Omaha-Enfield's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Edwards County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.

Edwards County strolled past Norris City-Omaha-Enfield in their previous matchup on December 4th by a score of 49-32. Does Edwards County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norris City-Omaha-Enfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.