Edison is 0-10 against Hayfield since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Edison Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Hayfield Hawks at 8:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Edison blew past Lewis, posting a 73-40 win at home. Given Edison's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Lewis is ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hayfield had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They really took it to Mount Vernon for the full four quarters, racking up a 77-30 victory at home. That's two games straight that Hayfield has won by exactly 47 points.
Andy Ramirez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 5-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Alex Mcfarlane was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals.
Edison's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Hayfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Edison was taken down by Hayfield 74-46 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcfarlane, who scored 18 points along with five assists and two steals. Now that Edison knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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