Basketball Recap: Evansville Central Snaps Three-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Madalynn Shirley

Points

12/03/25 vs Evansville Harrison	26
11/29/25 @ Jasper	23
11/15/25 vs Washington	28
11/14/25 vs Northview	28
11/08/25 vs Carmel	30

If Evansville Harrison wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Evansville Central, they should've done a better job of containing Madalynn Shirley. The Bears walked away with a 59-50 win over the Warriors on Wednesday for which the team can thank Shirley, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and 20 boards. Her evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 23 points.

Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaliyah Farmer, who posted eight points along with ten assists and eight rebounds. Farmer is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Erin Butler, who scored 14 points and three steals.

Evansville Central's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Evansville Harrison, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

Evansville Central has already played their next contest, a 66-47 defeat against Hamilton Southeastern on the 5th. As for Evansville Harrison, they are taking a road trip to take on Evansville Reitz at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.