The Evansville North Huskies were the 64-57 winner over the Evansville Memorial Tigers when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Evansville North fell 59-51 to Evansville Memorial on Tuesday. 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 106th, while Evansville Memorial is ranked 35th).
Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bryson Chapman, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Brayden Huebner was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Evansville North struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Tucker Tornatta was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 16 rebounds for Evansville Memorial. Tornatta is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Ellspermann, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Evansville North and nudges their season record down to 11-11. As for Evansville Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Evansville North will look to defend their home court on Friday against Terre Haute North Vigo at 6:30 p.m. Terre Haute North Vigo will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Evansville North surely won't give up without a fight. As for Evansville Memorial, they will be playing at home against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Washington sitting on six straight wins and Evansville Memorial on eight.
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