The Escambia County Blue Devils won the last time they faced the W.S. Neal Eagles, and things went their way on Thursday too. Escambia County was the clear victor by a 50-27 margin over W.S. Neal. Given Escambia County's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while W.S. Neal is ranked 364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Stephen Williams, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Escambia County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Arnold jr., who scored 11 points along with 3 steals.
Escambia County's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for W.S. Neal, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Escambia County will square off against T.R. Miller at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. W.S. Neal won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Flomaton at 4:00 p.m. on December 8th.
