Basketball Preview: Evansville Harrison Warriors vs. Evansville Central Bears
Evansville Harrison is 1-9 against Evansville Central since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Evansville Harrison Warriors will look to defend their home court against the Evansville Central Bears at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Evansville Harrison is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game last Thursday. They lost to Tecumseh at home by a 69-50 margin. One positive for the Warriors, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Evansville Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of North Posey by a score of 62-59. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bears have suffered since January 3rd.
Evansville Central might have lost, but man, Madalynn Shirley was a machine: she dropped a triple-double on 23 points, 14 rebounds, and ten blocks. Shirley's evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mya Skelton, who posted 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and two steals.
Evansville Central's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for Evansville Harrison, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Evansville Harrison suffered a grim 57-36 defeat to Evansville Central when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shirley, who went 7 for 14 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds and seven blocks. Now that Evansville Harrison knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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