The Evansville Christian Eagles are on the road again on Saturday and plays the Barr-Reeve Vikings at 11:45 a.m. on March 16th. One thing working in Evansville Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Evansville Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They breezed by the Cougars on the road to the tune of 72-42. Given Evansville Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Trinity Lutheran is ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Josiah Dunham was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Evansville Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Andrew Lynn, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Barr-Reeve waltzed into their match on Saturday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They came out on top against Christian Academy by a score of 50-43. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up nine more assists than your opponent, as Barr-Reeve did.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Seth Wagler and Joshua Renfro. Wagler had a solid game and scored 11 points. Meanwhile, Renfro was balling out in the loss, scoring 18 points along with five rebounds.
Evansville Christian's victory bumped their record up to 24-2. As for Barr-Reeve, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 24-2.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Evansville Christian have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Barr-Reeve struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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