Mt. Vernon is 0-10 against Evansville Memorial since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mt. Vernon has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Evansville Memorial will arrive with four straight wins.
Mt. Vernon suffered their biggest defeat since December 5, 2023 on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Tecumseh at home and fell 64-25. While losing is never fun, Mt. Vernon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while Tecumseh is ranked 135th).
Hannah McNeece was Mt. Vernon's leading scorer, having posted seven points.
Cora Bell held things down on the boards with seven rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with four assists.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial beat Linton-Stockton 47-38 on Saturday.
Mt. Vernon bumped their record down to 2-17 with that loss, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Evansville Memorial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Mt. Vernon was taken down by Evansville Memorial 62-33 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Mt. Vernon, Emily Mattingly (who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
