Wildcats
| 02/04/25 vs Calvary | 66-85 |
| 01/30/25 @ Greenfield/Northwestern | 70-65 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lutheran | 70-49 |
| 01/22/25 vs Brownstown/St. Elmo | 60-45 |
| 01/17/25 vs Nokomis | 51-36 |
After a string of nine wins, Edinburg's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. The matchup between them and the Calvary Saints didn't end well, with the Edinburg Wildcats falling 85-66. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 69-60 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2024.
Calvary was led to victory by Luke Blackford and Antione Hunter. Blackford dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 rebounds, while Hunter dropped a double-double on 28 points and 19 boards. That makes it six consecutive games in which Blackford has scored at least a third of Calvary's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Reynolds, who posted 14 points.
Edinburg's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 20-3. As for Calvary, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Edinburg and Calvary should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Edinburg will face off against Mt. Olive at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 520 places (174 vs. 694). Edinburg will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Similarly, Calvary (ranked 221st) will meet Nokomis (ranked 463rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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