Basketball Game Preview: Gibson Southern Titans vs. Evansville North Huskies

Gibson Southern and Evansville North are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Gibson Southern Titans will square off against the Evansville North Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Last Thursday, Gibson Southern was fully in charge, breezing past Tell City 66-37. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.

Paige Schnaus and Gabby Spink were among the main playmakers for Gibson Southern as the former dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards and the latter shot 4-for-7 from long range and almost dropped a triple-double on 20 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. Spink has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lauryn Adamson, who posted seven points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, Evansville North humbled Vincennes Lincoln with a 64-33 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.

Evansville North pushed their record up to 14-9 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points per game. As for Gibson Southern, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.

Gibson Southern came out on top in a nail-biter against Evansville North in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, sneaking past 63-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gibson Southern since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.