A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Edgewood Academy Wildcats challenge the Evangel Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Edgewood Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Edgewood Academy beat Southern Academy 35-30. The 35-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Edgewood Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lexie Smith, who went 5 for 10 en route to 15 points plus five steals. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Avery White was another key player, posting four points plus six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Evangel Christian Academy hadn't done well against Macon-East Montgomery Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Evangel Christian Academy came out on top against Macon-East Montgomery Academy by a score of 39-29. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Evangel Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Mariah Curry, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus three steals, and Erica Burton, who earned 12 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of L'Oreal Lewis, who posted two points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Edgewood Academy pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Evangel Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Edgewood Academy has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 20.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Evangel Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 38.2. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Edgewood Academy against Evangel Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 56-29 win. Will Edgewood Academy repeat their success, or does Evangel Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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