The Edgewood Cougars suffered their biggest loss since November 30, 2023 on Thursday. They had to suffer through a rough 66-39 loss at the hands of Bellbrook. While losing is never fun, Edgewood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while Bellbrook is ranked 74th).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maddy Judd, who scored ten points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Evelyn Henson, who scored six points.
Edgewood has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Bellbrook, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Edgewood will be playing at home against Ross at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Lanie Lipps and Rylie Homan. As for Bellbrook, they will head out on the road to square off against Olentangy at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Olentangy is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.