Evansville Christian fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Tecumseh on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 55-47 to the Tecumseh Braves. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
When it comes to explaining why Evansville Christian lost, don't look at Bella Hall. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hall a new career-high in field goal percentage (64%). Another player making a difference was Hannah Higgs, who had 15 points plus five steals.
Even though they lost, Evansville Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Bailey Riddle went supernova for Tecumseh, going 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points plus five rebounds and two steals. Katelyn Marx was another key player, posting 12 points plus six steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Evansville Christian fell to 2-1. As for Tecumseh, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Evansville Christian has already played their next match, a 45-38 victory against Barr-Reeve on the 21st. As for Tecumseh, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-46 win against Wood Memorial on the 19th.
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