Basketball Recap: Hamilton Southeastern Extends Winning Streak to Five

Royals

Previous 5 Games

12/05/25 vs Evansville Central	66-47
12/03/25 vs Noblesville	50-34
11/25/25 @ Brownsburg	57-48
11/21/25 vs Franklin Central	55-44
11/18/25 @ Cathedral	42-22

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton Southeastern). They strolled past the Evansville Central Bears with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 66-47. The victory was familiar territory for the Royals, who have now won five contests in a row.

Hamilton Southeastern's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kayla Stidham, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 20 points along with seven boards and three steals. Kennedy Holman was another key player, putting up 14 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds.

Hamilton Southeastern was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the loss, Evansville Central still got an impressive performance from Madalynn Shirley, who shot 50% from the field on her way to 21 points and eight boards. The game was Shirley's sixth in a row with at least 21 points. Another player making a difference was Olivya Hile, who posted eight points and six assists.

Hamilton Southeastern's record now sits at 7-1. As for Evansville Central, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

Hamilton Southeastern has already played their next matchup, a 47-40 win against Greensburg on the 6th. As for Evansville Central, they will take on Evansville North at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bears are facing the Huskies at the right time seeing as the Huskies are stuck on a four-game losing streak.