On Monday, the Edgewater Eagles faced the Winter Haven Blue Devils in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Edgewater's rough 93-69 defeat to Winter Haven might stick with them for a while. Edgewater has struggled against Winter Haven recently, as their contest on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Edgewater saw an underclassman step up: Donovan Williams Jr. scored 25 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Simon, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Edgewater's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Winter Haven, the victory was the 20th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Edgewater will take on Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Olympia's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups. As for Winter Haven, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mainland at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
