It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Evansville Christian Eagles had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Cougars 72-42 on the road. 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 continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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. Andrew Lynn was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, Trinity Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: Reed Mellencamp scored 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Lang, who scored 13 points.
The win was the fourth in a row for Evansville Christian, bringing their record for this year to 24-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Trinity Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12.
Evansville Christian will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Barr-Reeve at 11:45 a.m. on March 16th. Barr-Reeve will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Evansville Christian surely won't give up without a fight. Trinity Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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