Two dominant players in Owen Bugnar and Johnny Groves are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Evangel Christian Lightning will head out on the road to take on the Edgewood Academy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evangel Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Edgewood Academy likes a good challenge.
Evangel Christian suffered their closest loss yet this season on Monday. They fell just short of Valiant Cross Academy by a score of 74-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Bugnar put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 37 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Dixon, who scored 13 points.
Edgewood Academy suffered their biggest defeat since December 9, 2023 on Thursday. They were the victim of a rough 55-35 loss at the hands of Evangel Christian. While losing is never fun, Edgewood Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while Evangel Christian is ranked 80th).
Despite the loss, Edgewood Academy got a solid performance out of Brody Whitt, who scored 13 points. Prescott Bonner was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Evangel Christian's loss dropped their record down to 15-3. As for Edgewood Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Evangel Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 62.2 points per game. It's a different story for Edgewood Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 43.1 points per game. The only thing between Evangel Christian and another offensive beatdown is Edgewood Academy. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Everything went Evangel Christian's way against Edgewood Academy in their previous matchup on Thursday as Evangel Christian made off with a 55-35 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evangel Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
