Basketball Recap: Edwards County Takes a Loss

Edwards County came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting North Clay/Clay City an easy 70-50 victory. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while North Clay/Clay City are ranked 78th).

Lions

Previous 5 Games

12/19/25 vs North Clay/Clay City	50-70
12/15/25 @ Cisne	60-57
12/13/25 vs Thompsonville	54-18
12/11/25 vs Patoka	55-44
12/06/25 @ Hamilton County	35-38

The loss snapped Edwards County's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4 record. As for North Clay/Clay City, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1.

Edwards County has already played their next contest (against North Clay), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Clay/Clay City, they are taking a road trip to take on Cumberland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.