
Photo - Riley Dever
After battling back from a first-half deficit on Friday at Evansville Christian, the Dawson Springs boys’ basketball team saw a late lead disappear in a 56-52 defeat to send the Panthers to their third-straight loss.
Rex Blue got started on a big night for the Panthers with five points in the first quarter, but Hunter Redd and Kaden Naab combined for nine to put the Eagles in front 16-13.
Deacon Dever had five in the second frame but Dawson Springs was held to single digits. Naab added six to score 10 in the first half, sending Evansville Christian to a 27-22 halftime advantage.

But the Panthers tightened the defensive screws after the break to hold Evansville Christian to only six points in the third. Blue knocked down a pair of three-pointers to score eight and help Dawson Springs outscore the Eagles 14-6.
With Dawson Springs leading 36-33 to start the fourth, Blue dropped 12 points to finish with a game-high 29. But Naab posted 10 on the way to a team-high 23, and Ozzie Bates added seven to sink the Panthers.
Dawson Springs slipped to 8-9 ahead of a trip to Hopkinsville to face Heritage Christian Academy on Saturday.

Dawson Springs 13 9 14 16 — 52
Evansville Christian 16 11 6 23 — 56
Dawson Springs (8-9) — Blue 29, Dever 12, Bourland 6, Drennan 3, Riley 2
Evansville Christian (4-10) — Naab 23, Bates 12, Redd 11, Ragland 4, Richard 4, Mayer 2