Preview: Evansville Memorial Tigers vs. Gibson Southern Titans
After five games on the road, Evansville Memorial is heading back home. They will take on the Gibson Southern Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Evansville Memorial has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 22 points or more this season. They were the clear victor by a 69-47 margin over South Spencer. Given Evansville Memorial's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while South Spencer is ranked 273rd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Avery Kelley, who scored 27 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Evansville Memorial's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Myla Browning, who scored 11 points along with 7 assists and 7 rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Gibson Southern's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Lawrence North by a score of 66-63. The matchup was a 32-32 toss-up at halftime, but Gibson Southern was just barely outscored by Lawrence North in the second.
The losses dropped Evansville Memorial to 5-1 and South Spencer to 2-5.
Evansville Memorial came up short against Gibson Southern when the teams last played back in February, falling 55-49. Thankfully for Evansville Memorial, Alexis Tucker (who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 10 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
