Basketball Game Recap: Jasper Wildcats vs. Evansville Reitz Panthers

By Team Reports Feb 29, 2024, 7:58am

Recap: Jasper Wildcats vs. Evansville Reitz Panthers

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Jasper Wildcats walked away with it. They walked away with a 49-38 victory over the Panthers on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for Jasper who now have three in a row.

Evansville Reitz's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Evan Hayes, who scored ten points along with three steals, and Jayce Swanson who scored 17 points.

Evansville Reitz struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.

Jasper has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Evansville Reitz, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.

Jasper will take on Evansville Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Central is coming into the game with eight straight victories on the road, so Jasper will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Evansville Reitz does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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