It was a good run, but the Evansville Memorial Tigers unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 70-45 walloping at the hands of Evansville Harrison. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Evansville Memorial has scored all season.
Evansville Memorial's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Ellspermann, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Tornatta, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Evansville Harrison's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shane Sims, who scored 25 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sims has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Eli Speer, who scored 16 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Evansville Memorial's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Evansville Harrison, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evansville Memorial will take on Princeton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Indiana (Princeton is ranked 67th, while Evansville Memorial is ranked 43rd). As for Evansville Harrison, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Vincennes Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Vincennes Lincoln focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven last Tuesday.
