Basketball Game Preview: Evansville Central Bears vs. Greensburg Pirates

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

Evansville Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 65-58 victory over Corydon Central. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly seven points.

Madalynn Shirley

Points

02/15/25 vs Corydon Central	33
02/08/25 vs Evansville Memorial	20
02/07/25 vs Mt. Vernon	15
02/04/25 vs Boonville	21
01/29/25 vs Castle	35
+ 12 more games

It was another big night for Madalynn Shirley, who dropped a double-double with 33 points and 12 boards. The matchup was her 17th in a row with at least 15 points. Olivya Hile was another key player, going 5-for-8 on her way to 16 points and eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, Greensburg beat Washington 50-43 on Saturday. The 50-point effort marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

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.