Basketball Recap: Fishers Falls Short Against Ranked Evansville Central

On Friday, Fishers faced Evansville Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fishers Tigers took a 65-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Evansville Central Bears. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Madalynn Shirley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Evansville Central, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 11 boards. The contest was Shirley's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Olivya Hile, who went 5 of 10 en route to 14 points and five rebounds.

Fishers' loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Evansville Central, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.

Fishers will square off against Stevenson at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Evansville Central, they will face off against Bedford North Lawrence at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Evansville Central's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Bedford North Lawrence has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.