The Edgewood Academy Wildcats struggled with assists on Monday (the Lee-Scott Academy Warriors had 13 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Edgewood Academy took a serious blow against Lee-Scott Academy, falling 73-33. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Edgewood Academy in their matchups with Lee-Scott Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Edgewood Academy's loss came despite strong showings from Johnny Groves and Brock Whitt. Groves scored 11 points, while Whitt scored nine points. Groves scored a full 33.3% of Edgewood Academy's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Smith, who scored six points.
Lee-Scott Academy found their leader in underclassman Haiden Harper, who scored 15 points. The match was Harper's 17th in a row with at least ten points. Parks Myers was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Edgewood Academy has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Lee-Scott Academy, their victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Edgewood Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Hooper Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 9th. Hooper Academy will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak. As for Lee-Scott Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Glenwood at 8:00 p.m. Glenwood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Lee-Scott Academy is ranked 31st).
