The Thomas A. Edison Owls's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their sixth straight loss. Their tough 48-26 loss to Roxborough might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Thomas A. Edison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 582nd, while Roxborough is ranked 226th).
Jaylah Holmes continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Roxborough, scoring 19 points along with seven rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Holmes has scored at least 25% of Roxborough's points. Another player making a difference was Siaharr Simmons, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Thomas A. Edison's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Roxborough, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Thomas A. Edison will head out on the road to face off against Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last six games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. As for Roxborough, they will be playing at home against Math Civics & Sciences at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Math Civics & Sciences' defense has only allowed 23.5 points per game this season, so Roxborough's offense will have their work cut out for Roxborough.
