From staff reports

EDWARDSBURG – The host Eddies continued their tune up for the postseason Tuesday night with a 52-43 Lakeland Conference victory over arch rival Cassopolis.

The contest was a makeup game from earlier in the month.

Edwardsburg and Cassopolis were knotted at 13 after one period of play, but the Eddies grabbed a 25-22 halftime advantage and then built on it throughout the second half.

Edwardsburg outscored Cassopolis 15-8 in the third quarter to open up a 40-31 advantage heading to the final quarter.

The Eddies (11-8, 8-3 Lakeland) also outscored the Rangers (7-12, 2-9 Lakeland) in the fourth quarter.

Rachel Vite scored a game-high 24 points to lead Edwardsburg offensively.

The Eddies also got 11 points from Sarah D’Amico and eight points from Ashley Streb.
The Rangers were led by Damonica Kelly’s 12 points. Lela Broussard added 10 points and Savannah Sullivan eight points.

The two teams wrap up their regular season on Thursday night.

CASSOPOLIS 43
Sasha Lanier 2 1-2 6, Jameka Eleazer 1 0-0 3, Lela Broussard 5 0-4 10, Damonica Kelly 5 0-0 12, Savannah Sullivan 3 0-0 8, Reese Ellison 2 0-0 4, Devan Hillyer 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18 1-6 43
EDWARDSBURG 52
Rachel Vite 10 4-4 24, Leslie Boyles 0 0-0 0, Emily Kozinski 2 0-2 5, Ashley Streb 4 0-0 8, Mariah Murphy 2 0-0 4, Sarah D’Amico 4 2-2 11. TOTALS: 22 6-8 52

Cassopolis 13 22 31 43
Edwardsburg 13 25 40 52
3-point baskets: Cassopolis 6 (Kelly 2, Sullivan 2, Lanier 1, Eleazer 1), Edwardsburg 2 (Kozinski 1, D’Amico 1). Total fouls: Cassopolis 11, Edwardsburg 11. Fouled out: None. Varsity records: Edwardsburg 11-8, 8-3 Lakeland Conference; Cassopolis 7-12, 2-9 Lakeland Conference

Clinton Christian…58
Edwardsburg…51
Visiting Clinton Christian edged the Edwardsburg boys’ basketball team Tuesday night 58-51.

The Eddies trailed 19-8 after one quarter and were never able to recover.

Clinton Christian held a 31-24 halftime lead and a 47-41 advantage heading to the fourth quarter.

Justin Yoder had 17 points to lead Clinton Christian, which also got 11 points from Matthew Beiler and 10 points from John Miller.

Jake Harroff scored 11 points for the Eddies, while Nick Muir and Kyle Dale each scored seven points.

The Eddies travel to Brandywine Friday night.

CLINTON CHRISTIAN 58
Matthew Beiler 11, Dustin Yoder 0, Atlee Bender 0, Tyler Eash 9, John Miller 10, Jordan Bontrager 7, Justin Horst 0, Justin Stutzman 2, James Riegsecker 2, Justin Yoder 17. TOTALS: 24 9-12 58
EDWARDSBURG 51
Nick Muir 7, Jake Harroff 11, Kyle Dale 7, Ron Preston 2, Zak Eggleston 0, Marcus Albrecht 2, Dustin Moore 4, Chad Tevlin 0, Ethan Zimmerman 2, Josh Kozinski 16. TOTALS: 18 8-8 51

Clinton 19 31 47 58
Edwardsburg 8 24 41 51
3-point baskets: Clinton 1 (D. Yoder), Eddies 7 (Kozinski 4, Muir, Dale, Harroff). Total fouls: Clinton 12, Eddies 19. Fouled out: Harroff (E). Varsity records: Edwardsburg 10-7