The Evansville Harrison Warriors will face off against the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Evansville Harrison has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Evansville Reitz will come in with eight straight wins.
Evansville Harrison is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Evansville Central on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Evansville Harrison had to suffer through a 66-26 loss at the hands of Evansville Central. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Bears are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Evansville Reitz hadn't done well against Evansville Mater Dei recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Evansville Reitz walked away with a 50-43 victory over Evansville Mater Dei.
It was another big night for Kaelyse Mitchell, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bailey Hape, who posted 13 points in addition to eight rebounds and two steals.
Evansville Harrison's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Evansville Reitz, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Evansville Harrison was dealt a bruising 74-30 loss at the hands of Evansville Reitz when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Evansville Harrison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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