Edgewood fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Merritt Island Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 48-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Merritt Island Christian Cougars. It was the first time this season that the Red Wolves let down their fans at home.
Edgewood's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Santiago Jimenez, who scored six points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds. Jimenez is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Eddie Monterrubio, who posted 15 points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
Trey Nevad was nothing short of spectacular for Merritt Island Christian: he dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Nevad's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Stevenson, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Edgewood and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Merritt Island Christian, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Edgewood will host Space Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Merritt Island Christian has already played their next matchup (against Edgewood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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