Evans and Edgewater are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Evans Trojans will challenge the Edgewater Eagles on Friday. One thing working in Evans' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 games.
Evans is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Lake Minneola by a score of 58-48. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Hawks are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Edgewater had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 68-44 margin over the Falcons. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Edgewater has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Evans, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Evans was able to grind out a solid victory over Edgewater when the teams last played back in January, winning 67-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evans since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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