Basketball Recap: Caleb Trexler Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Melbourne Central Catholic

There's no place like home for Edgewood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 55-47 victory over the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers on Wednesday. This was payback for the Red Wolves, who suffered a 47-46 loss the last time these two teams met.

Edgewood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Trexler, who posted five points in addition to 11 assists and seven boards. Trexler is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games he's played. Aidan Gallaher was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.

Trexler wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Edgewood was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Melbourne Central Catholic only racked up eight assists.

Melbourne Central Catholic's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Tristan Hamilton, who went 7 of 14 en route to 19 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Dyllan Drygas, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Drygas a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Bonenberger, who put up four points.

Edgewood's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-3.

Edgewood has already played their next game (against Calvary Chapel Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Melbourne Central Catholic will be playing at home against Morningside Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.