Thomas A. Edison played a tough matchup on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the West Philadelphia Speedboys, falling 59-18. The Owls were down 43-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Several Owls players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ayonna Perez-Pippen, who posted six points.
West Philadelphia found their leader in sophomore Badji Tall, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tall has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Sadat, who put up seven points.
This is the second loss in a row for Thomas A. Edison and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for West Philadelphia, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Thomas A. Edison and High School of the Future will compete for holiday cheer at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. West Philadelphia will take on Science Leadership Academy at Beeber in a holiday battle at at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Science Leadership Academy at Beeber is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season.
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