Evansville Memorial suffered their closest defeat since January 25th on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Evansville North Huskies by a score of 57-55. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Huskies apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Luke Ellspermann
| 02/25/25 @ Evansville North | 26 |
| 02/24/25 vs Evansville Central | 28 |
| 02/21/25 vs Vincennes Lincoln | 24 |
| 02/15/25 @ Silver Creek | 21 |
Despite the loss, Evansville Memorial still got an impressive performance from Luke Ellspermann, who to rack up 26 points. Ellspermann's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Asher Evans, who posted nine points.
Even though they lost, Evansville Memorial was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They racked up six more assists than Evansville North's also-impressive total of 11.
Evansville North's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryson Chapman, who en route to 21 points and seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Chapman has scored at least a third of Evansville North's points. Another player making a difference was Kellen English, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards.
Evansville Memorial's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Evansville North, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Evansville Memorial will head out to square off against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Memorial has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for Evansville North, they will challenge Terre Haute North Vigo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
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