Evansville Central hasn't had much luck against Evansville Harrison recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Evansville Central Bears will challenge the Evansville Harrison Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Evansville Central is coming into the game hot, having won their last ten games.
Evansville Central will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Evansville Reitz, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Evansville Central slipped by Evansville Reitz 50-49 on Friday.
| 01/31/25 vs Evansville Reitz | 2 |
| 01/28/25 @ Heritage Hills | 5 |
| 01/25/25 @ Parke Heritage | 3 |
| 01/21/25 vs Evansville Bosse | 2 |
| 01/18/25 vs Christian County | 5 |
Evansville Central had a senior duo take command as Zaryen Moore went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points in addition to five assists and five boards and Landyn Richason went 6 for 13 en route to 16 points. Moore is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Daveon Smith, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Evansville Harrison was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 63-58 to Vincennes Lincoln.
Evansville Central pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Evansville Harrison, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
Evansville Central ended up a good deal behind Evansville Harrison in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, losing 68-51. Can Evansville Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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