Basketball Recap: Evansville Central Bears vs. Princeton Tigers
Evansville Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Princeton Tigers as they made off with a 68-44 victory. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Evansville Central was led to victory by Madalynn Shirley and Avery Kelley. Shirley dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 rebounds, while Kelley went 7 for 11 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance also gave Kelley a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Maddie Glaser, who scored eight points plus eight rebounds and seven assists.
Evansville Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Princeton still got an impressive performance from Ailie Taylor, who went 8 for 19 en route to 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jemiah Buford, who scored eight points in addition to eight rebounds and two steals.
Evansville Central pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Princeton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Evansville Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-59 loss against North Posey on the 26th. As for Princeton, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Tell City at 1:30 p.m. Tell City's defense has only allowed 29.2 points per game this season, so Princeton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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