It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Edgewater Eagles ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged Northeast out 67-64. Given Edgewater's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Northeast is ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edgewater found their leader in underclassman Donovan Williams Jr., who scored 19 points along with five steals. Williams Jr. has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Mitchell, who scored 13 points.
Northeast lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Landen Joseph, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Joseph is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Chanler Joseph, who scored 15 points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Edgewater's win bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Northeast, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season.
Edgewater will be playing in front of their home fans against Winter Haven at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Winter Haven is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 15 games. Northeast won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Monarch at 7:30 p.m. on January 16th. Hopefully Monarch focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 last Friday.
