The Evansville North Huskies's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 44-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Washington. While losing is never fun, Evansville North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Washington is ranked 28th).
Several Huskies players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Libby Blythe, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Knies, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Leading Washington to victory were Hayleigh Cummins and Katie Reed. Cummins scored nine points along with eight rebounds, while Reed scored 14 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Frank, who scored eight points.
Evansville North bumped their record down to 13-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Washington, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Evansville North won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Evansville Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on January 18th. Evansville Memorial is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.4 points per game. As for Washington, they will be playing at home against South Spencer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
