North Posey played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 68-40 defeat at the hands of the Evansville Memorial Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Tigers are ranked 145th).
North Posey lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Camden Clowers, who shot 42% from the field en route to 16 points. Evan Buchanan also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Evansville Memorial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maxx Anslinger led the charge by putting up 18 points along with six boards and five steals. With that strong performance, Anslinger is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Dylen Kendrick was another key player, scoring 13 points in addition to seven assists and six rebounds.
North Posey's record is now 2-8. As for Evansville Memorial, they moved to 5-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Posey will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tecumseh at 7:00 p.m. on the 16th. As for Evansville Memorial, they will take on Gibson Southern at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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