On Saturday, the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado came up short against the Evansville Reitz Panthers and fell 71-63. While losing is never fun, the Blue Tornado can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 54th in Kentucky, while the Panthers are ranked eighth in Indiana).
Evansville Reitz got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaylan Mitchell out in front who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 21 boards. Mitchell's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lavell Tinsley, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Paducah Tilghman has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Evansville Reitz, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 11-0.
Paducah Tilghman will head out on the road to square off against Murray at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Paducah Tilghman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups. Evansville Reitz has already played their next game (against New Albany), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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