Edwards County came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting North Clay/Clay City an easy 70-50 victory. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while North Clay/Clay City are ranked 78th).

Lions
| 12/19/25 vs North Clay/Clay City | 50-70 |
| 12/15/25 @ Cisne | 60-57 |
| 12/13/25 vs Thompsonville | 54-18 |
| 12/11/25 vs Patoka | 55-44 |
| 12/06/25 @ Hamilton County | 35-38 |
The loss snapped Edwards County's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4 record. As for North Clay/Clay City, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1.
Edwards County has already played their next contest (against North Clay), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for North Clay/Clay City, they are taking a road trip to take on Cumberland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps