Evansville Central is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Evansville Reitz is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Evansville Central Bears will take on the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Even though Evansville Central has not done well against Evansville North recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way last Tuesday. Evansville Central walked away with a 65-54 victory over Evansville North.
Evansville Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madalynn Shirley, who scored 21 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. That makes it five consecutive games in which Shirley has scored at least 25% of Evansville Central's points. Mya Skelton was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Evansville Reitz has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 21 points or more this season. They put the hurt on North Posey with a sharp 63-42 win on Monday. Given Evansville Reitz's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while North Posey is ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norah Miller continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. The match was her eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bailey Hape, who scored 15 points.
Evansville Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Evansville Reitz, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Evansville Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Evansville Reitz when the teams last played back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. Will Evansville Central repeat their success, or does Evansville Reitz have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
