In what's become a running theme this season, the Edgewood Academy Wildcats gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 90-31 victory over Evangel Christian at home. Edgewood Academy's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Edgewood Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lexie Smith out in front who scored 23 points along with six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Smith has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lindsey Brown, who scored 23 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Edgewood Academy's victory was their 22nd straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Evangel Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Edgewood Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Evangel Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th. Evangel Christian Academy is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. As for Evangel Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Brooklane Baptist at 5:00 p.m. Brooklane Baptist 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 409th, while Evangel Christian is ranked 167th).
