Evansville Harrison and Jasper are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Evansville Harrison Warriors will jump right back in to play the Jasper Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Evansville Harrison focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Evansville Harrison had no problem doing just that on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 76-53 margin over the Knights. Evansville Harrison has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Evansville Harrison's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Malachi Mcnair, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds. Mcnair is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Sims, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Jasper entered their tilt with Evansville Central with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Jasper walked away with a 43-35 win over Evansville Central on Friday.
Evansville Harrison is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Jasper, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Evansville Harrison strolled past Jasper in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 62-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evansville Harrison since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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