The Vincennes Lincoln Alices lost against the Evansville Harrison Warriors back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Vincennes Lincoln fell 63-54 to Evansville Harrison. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Vincennes Lincoln in their matchups with Evansville Harrison: they've now lost seven in a row.
Vincennes Lincoln's loss came despite strong showings from Luke Hall and Gus Mccrary. Hall scored 16 points along with two steals, while Mccrary scored 13 points along with seven assists and two steals. Raden Benson was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Malachi Mcnair was his usual excellent self, scoring 22 points along with nine rebounds for Evansville Harrison. Mcnair is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 11 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brooks Thomas, who scored 13 points along with two blocks.
Vincennes Lincoln dropped their record down to 8-10 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Evansville Harrison, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-2.
Vincennes Lincoln will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Indiana (Washington is ranked 195th, while Vincennes Lincoln is ranked 170th). As for Evansville Harrison, they will head out on the road to challenge Evansville Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Evansville Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
