Basketball Recap: Fishers Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Hamilton Southeastern

On Friday, Fishers faced Hamilton Southeastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Fishers Tigers took a 47-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hamilton Southeastern Royals. If the Tigers were looking for revenge after losing 70-67 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Despite the loss, Fishers saw an underclassman step up: freshman Riley Schellhammer posted 17 points. Schellhammer is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Nevaeh Dickman, who put up 12 points and five rebounds.

Kennedy Holman continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hamilton Southeastern, putting up ten points in addition to eight assists and six boards. Another player making a difference was Maya Makalusky, who had 12 points and eight rebounds.

Fishers' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for Hamilton Southeastern, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0.

When Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Fishers will try to stop Evansville Central's three-game winning streak when the meet at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Fishers is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season. Similarly, Hamilton Southeastern will try to stop South Knox's 13-game winning streak when the meet at 12:45 p.m. on Friday.