The Escambia Academy Cougars will be playing at home against the Atmore Christian Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Escambia Academy has eight straight wins, Atmore Christian has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Escambia Academy can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wilcox Academy 70-40 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Escambia Academy has posted since December 7, 2023.
Escambia Academy relied on the efforts of Quinton Odom, who scored 21 points, and Rontae Watson, who scored 26 points. Odom has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times he's played. Luke Bell was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-41, which was the final score in Atmore Christian's tilt against Central Christian on Thursday. Atmore Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 55-23.
Escambia Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Atmore Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Escambia Academy against Atmore Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023 as the team secured a 118-33 victory. Will Escambia Academy repeat their success, or does Atmore Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
