Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Edgewater couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell to the Evans Trojans 77-72. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (71), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Evans' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but David Rushing led the charge by putting up 24 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. What's more, Rushing posted three blocks, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Arosco Dubois, who almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds.
Edgewater's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Evans, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Edgewater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Evans will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Tocoi Creek at 3:00 p.m. on March 6th. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tocoi Creek comes in on nine and Evans on three.
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