Floyd Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 65-54 to the Evansville Reitz Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Panthers are ranked 23rd).
Several Highlanders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landon Reed, who went 8 for 16 en route to 20 points. That was a full 37% of Floyd Central's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Sam Higgins was another key player, going 7 of 11 on his way to 14 points.
Evansville Reitz found their leader in sophomore Jaylan Mitchell, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 rebounds. Mitchell has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Hayes, who went 5 for 9 en route to 16 points.
Floyd Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Evansville Reitz, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-3 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Floyd Central will welcome Bedford North Lawrence at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Floyd Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season. As for Evansville Reitz, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Evansville Reitz Panthers take on the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville Memorial also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 61.3 points per game.
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