Basketball Recap: Edmondson-Westside's Run of Three Straight Victories Now Over

Red Storm

Previous 5 Games

01/23/25 @ Forest Park	49-65
01/21/25 vs Patterson	66-17
01/16/25 vs Southwestern	73-19
01/14/25 vs Lake Clifton	59-22
01/11/25 vs Mount de Sales Academy	31-56

If Edmondson-Westside was riding high fresh off their 66-17 takedown of Patterson last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Edmondson-Westside Red Storm received a blow on Thursday as they fell 65-49 to the Forest Park Foresters. The Red Storm's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

MCKENZIE FITZGERALD was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten steals for Forest Park. FITZGERALD is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was JOLIE HAMILTON, who went 6 of 7 en route to 12 points and seven boards.

Edmondson-Westside's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-2-1. As for Forest Park, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Edmondson-Westside has already played their next game (against Douglass), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Forest Park has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Eastern.