Edwards County and Wayne City are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Edwards County Lions will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Wayne City Indians at 6:00 p.m. Wayne City took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Edwards County, who comes in off a win.
Edwards County will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Flora, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Edwards County walked away with a 41-34 victory over Flora on Wednesday. The score was all tied up 16-16 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Wayne City suffered their biggest defeat since February 19, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 63-43 to Webber. The Indians have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Edwards County will need focus on slowing down Rhyver Tibbs, one of several Wayne City players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Harrison, who posted ten points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Wayne City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.
Wayne City's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Edwards County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Edwards County came up short against Wayne City in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 53-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wayne City's James Walker, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 22 points and six assists. Now that Edwards County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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