Edgewater and Evans are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Edgewater Eagles will take on the Evans Trojans on Friday. Edgewater is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Edgewater is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on East River with a sharp 68-44 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Evans was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Minneola on Wednesday, taking the game 58-48. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Hawks are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edgewater has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Evans, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Edgewater came up short against Evans when the teams last played back in January, falling 67-56. Can Edgewater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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