by Eric Doennig, Evangel
Evangel used a shutdown defensive performance to erase a seven-point first half deficit, then took control for good with a 25-9 second-half scoring run en route to a 73-62 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over Peru State Saturday afternoon at the Ashcroft Center.
Josh Pritchett scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and Cade Coffman registered his fifth double-double of the season for EU, racking up 13 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. The Crusaders held the Bobcats to 0.338 (24-of-71) shooting for the afternoon, while connecting on 30-of-61 (0.492) attempts of their own to stop a nine-game skid in the series with Peru.