After a string of five wins, Evansville Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They had to suffer through a 67-37 loss at the hands of the Corydon Central Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Panthers are ranked 32nd).
| 12/27/24 vs Corydon Central | 10 |
| 12/02/23 vs Loogootee | 12 |
| 01/23/24 @ Heritage Hills | 11 |
| 12/19/23 vs Boonville | 10 |
| 01/02/24 @ South Spencer | 9 |
Evansville Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Adriana Marx, who posted eight points and ten rebounds. That's the most boards Marx has posted since back in January. Hannah Higgs was another key player, putting up eight points and five assists.
Even though they lost, Evansville Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Corydon Central had a senior duo take command as Alyssa Murphy went 8 of 15 on her way to 23 points and three steals and Josie Vaughn dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 assists. Murphy continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Groover, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 12 points.
Evansville Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Corydon Central, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Evansville Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-44 win against Providence on the 28th. As for Corydon Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-42 loss against Castle on the 28th.
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