In what's become a running theme this season, the Evansville Memorial Tigers gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 59-22 victory over Mt. Vernon. The win was nothing new for Evansville Memorial as they're now sitting on five straight.
Evansville Memorial had a senior duo take command as Avery Kelley scored 17 points along with two steals and Sophie Johnson scored 12 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Rylee Canaan, who scored 11 points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Vernon struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Evansville Memorial pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.
Evansville Memorial pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 23.72 points. As for Mt. Vernon, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-18.
Evansville Memorial will head out on the road to face off against Evansville North at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville North will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Evansville Memorial is ranked 24th). As for Mt. Vernon, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Forest Park at 1:30 p.m.
