The London Lightning dropped two games in St. John’s on Tuesday and Wednesday.
London lost 126-123 in their first meeting of the season with the Edge and despite 34 points from Royce White on Wednesday, fell 136-117.
Tuesday, St. John’s drained 18 three-pointers and held off a huge offensive push in the fourth quarter from the Lightning as London put up 40 points, only to fall three points short.
The victories kept St. John’s unbeaten at 4-0 and dropped the Lightning to 1-4 in 2017-18.
Both teams had their struggles from the free throw line Tuesday as London went 22-for-33 and the Edge went 26-for-40.
Ryan Anderson came off the bench for London to score a game high 35 points. Kirk Williams Jr. started and went 9-of-14 from the field, ending the night with 20 points. He also added seven rebounds.
The Lightning missed the interior presence of White who did not play and despite making his presence felt Wednesday, the Lightning fell behind early and never seemed to be able to climb close enough to threaten the Edge,
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St. John’s got off to a good start in both games.
Chris Hinkle led the Edge with 31 points in the first game. He was a red hot 6-for-9 from three-point range.
The games marked the start of an extremely hectic schedule for the Lightning. They will stay in St. John’s and play the Edge again on Wednesday. London is in St. Catharines against the 3-2 Niagara River Lions on Friday before coming home to meet the Windsor Express on Saturday at 7:00 at Budweiser Gardens.
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