Basketball Game Preview: Edgewood Academy Wildcats vs. Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights

The Edgewood Academy Wildcats and the Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights will compete for holiday cheer on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Monday, Edgewood Academy earned a 45-32 win over Sparta Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Macon-East Montgomery Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Lakeside School 61-7. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their 27-point performance the matchup before.

Macon-East Montgomery Academy's win came from a few key players Edgewood Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jackson Todd, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Thaddeus McKinney, who posted nine points and seven steals.

Macon-East Montgomery Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Edgewood Academy now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Macon-East Montgomery Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.

Edgewood Academy came up short against Macon-East Montgomery Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 42-35. Thankfully for Edgewood Academy, Keagan Roney (who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.