Edgewood Academy and Evangel Christian Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The Edgewood Academy Wildcats just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Evangel Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th.
Edgewood Academy suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Thursday. They had to suffer through a rough 60-26 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 288th, while Evangel Christian is ranked 94th).
The match pitted two dominant players against one another in Johnny Groves and Owen Bugnar. Bugnar had a solid game and scored nine points. Meanwhile, Groves did his best for the losing side, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian Academy waltzed into their game last Thursday with four straight wins but they left with five. Everything went their way against Coosa Valley Academy as Evangel Christian Academy made off with a 60-34 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Evangel Christian Academy has posted yet this season.
Edgewood Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season. As for Evangel Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Edgewood Academy came up short against Evangel Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 43-37. Can Edgewood Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
