The Thomas A. Edison Owls will head out on the road to take on the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush KNIGHTS at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Thomas A. Edison and five for Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush.
Thomas A. Edison suffered their biggest defeat since December 4, 2023 on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 48-26 defeat at the hands of Roxborough. While losing is never fun, Thomas A. Edison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 600th, while Roxborough is ranked 202nd).
Meanwhile, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush came up short against Philadelphia Electric Charter on Wednesday and fell 38-25.
Despite the loss, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush saw an underclassman step up: Tima Sonnanburg scored 15 points. That was a full 60% of Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Thomas A. Edison's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, they bumped their record down to 1-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Thomas A. Edison was able to grind out a solid win over Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, winning 48-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush's Alycia Brickhouse, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Thomas A. Edison to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
