Calvary is 6-0 against Edinburg since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Calvary Saints will square off against the Edinburg Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Calvary's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Calvary will head out to face Edinburg after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Calvary took an 84-66 bruising from Auburn. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (62), the Saints still had to take the loss.
| 01/07/25 vs Auburn | 31 |
| 12/30/24 @ Illini Bluffs | 26 |
| 12/28/24 vs Illinois Valley Central | 19 |
| 12/27/24 @ Tremont | 38 |
| 12/26/24 @ Roanoke-Benson | 29 |
Despite the defeat, Calvary got top-tier performance from Luke Blackford, who almost dropped a double-double on 31 points and nine boards. The match was Blackford's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Long, who went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 22 points.
Even though they lost, Calvary smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Edinburg waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They rang in the new year with a 63-53 victory over the Warriors. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Warriors are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edinburg pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Calvary, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-5.
Calvary was able to grind out a solid victory over Edinburg when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 69-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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