While it was all tied up 17-17 at halftime, the Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights were not quite the Edgewood Academy Wildcats's equal in the second half on Friday. Macon-East Montgomery Academy took a 34-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Edgewood Academy. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Macon-East Montgomery Academy in their matchups with Edgewood Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Keagan Roney, who scored 9 points along with 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Johnson, who scored 10 points.
Edgewood Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brock Whitt, who scored 9 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Whitt has scored at least 25% of Edgewood Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Johnny Groves, who scored 10 points.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Edgewood Academy, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Macon-East Montgomery Academy will head out on the road to face off against Hooper Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Alabama (Hooper Academy is ranked 213th, while Macon-East Montgomery Academy is ranked 197th). As for Edgewood Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Fort Dale Academy at 6:00 p.m.
