Crab Orchard entered their match against Edwards County on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Crab Orchard Trojans might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Edwards County Lions an easy 76-50 win. The game marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Crab Orchard's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for Edwards County, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crab Orchard will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lovejoy at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Crab Orchard is facing Lovejoy at the right time seeing as Lovejoy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Edwards County, they will be home for the holidays to greet Sandoval at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Edwards County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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