Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 15 to 7 on the offensive boards, a fact the Thomas A. Edison Owls proved on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Vaux Big Picture 46-43. The win made it back-to-back wins for Thomas A. Edison.
Quinzel Merritt was the offensive standout of the matchup as he scored 16 points along with 4 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Thomas A. Edison's points. Andre Roberts was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 5 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Vaux Big Picture lost, one person who can't be blamed is Cameron Rembert. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 22 points and 10 rebounds. The matchup was Rembert's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Azad Curry, who scored 7 points along with 3 steals.
Thomas A. Edison's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Vaux Big Picture, they have fallen quite a ways from their 18-9 record last season and are now at 1-3.
Thomas A. Edison will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Nueva Esperanza at 3:15 p.m. Nueva Esperanza and Thomas A. Edison are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads. As for Vaux Big Picture, they will head out on the road to face off against MAST Charter II at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
