The Edgewood Academy Wildcats will square off against Restoration Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Edgewood Academy will be strutting in after a win while Restoration Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Edgewood Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Banks Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Edgewood Academy blew Banks Academy out of the water with a 50-1 final score. That 49 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Edgewood Academy found their leader in sophomore Lexie Smith, who went 11 of 15 en route to 26 points and seven steals. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Edgewood Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Newton, who posted nine points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Restoration Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 42-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ezekiel Academy. While losing is never fun, Restoration Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 327th, while Ezekiel Academy is ranked 82nd).
Edgewood Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points per game. As for Restoration Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything came up roses for Edgewood Academy against Restoration Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2023, as the team secured a 52-11 victory. In that contest, Edgewood Academy amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Sunday.
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