The Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats lost against the Evansville Memorial Tigers back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Evansville Mater Dei suffered a tough 67-44 loss at the hands of Evansville Memorial. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Evansville Mater Dei in their matchups with Evansville Memorial: they've now lost six in a row.
Sophie Johnson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Evansville Memorial, scoring 25 points along with nine rebounds and six steals. The matchup was Johnson's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Kelley, who scored eight points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Evansville Mater Dei's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Evansville Memorial, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evansville Mater Dei will take on Vincennes Rivet at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Evansville Memorial, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Castle at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Indiana (Castle is ranked 38th, while Evansville Memorial is ranked 27th).
