The Springs Valley Blackhawks struggled with assists on Thursday (the Evansville Harrison Warriors had 20 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Springs Valley had to suffer through a rough 90-40 loss at the hands of Evansville Harrison. While losing is never fun, Springs Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 281st, while Evansville Harrison is ranked 24th).
Springs Valley's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keyton Jones, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Brown, who scored three points along with two steals.
Evansville Harrison's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Eli Speer, who dropped a triple-double on 13 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. It was the first time this season that Speer pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brooks Thomas, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Springs Valley and nudges their season record down to 13-9. As for Evansville Harrison, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Springs Valley will challenge Loogootee at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Loogootee will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Springs Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Evansville Harrison, they will square off against Castle at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Castle focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.
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