It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Boonville can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Evansville Central Bears and fell 76-37. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Bears are ranked 21st).
Emily Parker
| 02/04/25 vs Evansville Central | 25 |
| 02/01/25 vs Tecumseh | 47 |
| 01/23/25 vs Heritage Hills | 24 |
When it comes to explaining why Boonville lost on Tuesday, don't look at Emily Parker. Despite the final result, she went 14 for 27 en route to 25 points. The game was Parker's third in a row with at least 24 points. Abigail Wongler was another key player, putting up seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evansville Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mya Skelton, who went 9 of 12 on her way to 22 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Skelton a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Madalynn Shirley, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards.
Boonville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Evansville Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Boonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evansville Central, they will face off against Mt. Vernon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Evansville Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
