If Parke Heritage was riding high fresh off their 58-21 takedown of North Vermillion on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Parke Heritage Wolves fell to the Evansville Central Bears 54-49. It was the first time this season that the Wolves let down their fans at home.
Isaac Pickel and Carter Crum certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Pickel dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards, while Crum went 7 of 8 on his way to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Treigh Schelsky, who posted 11 points.
Evansville Central had a senior duo take command as Zaryen Moore went 8 for 11 en route to 21 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals and Landyn Richason went 9 of 12 on his way to 21 points. Moore's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Wyatt Plisky was another key player, putting up eight points.
Parke Heritage's defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-3. As for Evansville Central, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-2.
Parke Heritage and Evansville Central should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Parke Heritage will take on Riverton Parke at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 312 places (44 vs. 356). Parke Heritage will be looking to keep their 15-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Similarly, Evansville Central (ranked 26th) will meet Heritage Hills (ranked 125th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Parke Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.9 points per game this season.
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