The Evansville North Huskies suffered their closest loss yet this season on Thursday. They fell just short of Vincennes Lincoln by a score of 44-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Evansville North has suffered against Vincennes Lincoln since November 10, 2015.
Evansville North's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooke Silva, who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Libby Blythe, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Evansville North and nudges their season record down to 13-5. As for Vincennes Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Evansville North will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Jasper at 1:30 p.m. on January 13th. Jasper is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games. As for Vincennes Lincoln, they will be playing at home against South Knox at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in South Knox's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
