The Evansville Memorial Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season. They put the hurt on Evansville Mater Dei with a sharp 67-44 win on Tuesday. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-16.
It was another big night for Sophie Johnson, who scored 25 points along with nine rebounds and six steals. The matchup was her 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 Memorial pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 24.87 points. As for Evansville Mater Dei, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evansville Memorial will take on 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). As for Evansville Mater Dei, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Vincennes Rivet at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
