Basketball Game Preview: Greensburg Pirates vs. Evansville Central Bears

The Greensburg Pirates will square off against the Evansville Central Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Greensburg sitting on 25 straight victories and Evansville Central on five.

Greensburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Washington by a score of 50-43. The 50-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, Evansville Central beat Corydon Central 65-58 on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly seven points.

Greensburg better keep an eye on Madalynn Shirley. She was instrumental in Evansville Central's win, dropping a double-double with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Shirley's afternoon made it 17 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Olivya Hile was another key player, going 5-for-8 to rack up 16 points and eight boards.

Evansville Central's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4. As for Greensburg, their victory bumped their record up to 25-0.