The Evansville Memorial Tigers waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-61 victory over Owensboro Catholic. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Evansville Memorial got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tucker Tornatta out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Ellspermann, who scored 20 points along with two steals.
Evansville Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Owensboro Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Evansville Memorial will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Evansville Central at 7:00 p.m. on February 13th. Evansville Central is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats at home, meaning Evansville Memorial will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Owensboro Catholic, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Breckinridge County at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th. One thing working in Breckinridge County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matches.
