By GREG MENGELT

Fourteen local teams play in holiday tournaments on Tuesday, including the traditional Silver Creek Holiday Tournament, and New Albany hosts Seymour in a Hoosier Hills Conference showdown.

Here’s a look at Tuesday’s games:

GAME OF THE NIGHT
PROVIDENCE (5-2) VS. CHARLESTOWN (3-4)
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Event: Silver Creek Holiday Tournament, first round.
• Location: Silver Creek H.S. (557 Renz Ave., Sellersburg)
• Coaches:
Providence — Ryan Miller (35-18 in third season at Providence)
Charlestown — Matt Lynch (3-4 in first season at Charlestown, 72-54 in sixth season overall)
• Rankings:
Providence — No. 18 AP (Class 2A).
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Providence — No. 95, No. 13 Class 2A
Charlestown — No. 288, No. 77 Class 3A
• Most recent game:
Providence — Defeated Evansville Memorial 64-59 (Dec. 18)
Charlestown — Lost at Christian Academy 62-51 (Dec. 18)
• Last 20 years: Providence 25-9. The Pioneers have won three consecutive vs. Charlestown.
• Most recent meeting: Dec. 30, 2020 — Providence 49, Charlestown 31 (Silver Creek Holiday Tournament consolation game)
• News & notes: The winner will face the winner between Silver Creek (4-5) and Clarksville (2-4) in Wednesday’s championship game at 7:30 p.m. The losers will battle in the consolation game at 6 p.m. Wednesday. … The Pioneers are the only team in the field with a winning record. … Providence last won the tournament in 2016. The Pioneers have won the holiday tournament 14 times. The Pirates have won it 10 times.
• Sagarin projection: Providence by 24.
• Outlook: Charlestown’s day may be coming, but Providence should punch its ticket to this year’s championship game.
• Greg’s pick: Providence 53, Charlestown 37.

CLARKSVILLE (2-4) AT SILVER CREEK (4-5)
• Time: 6 p.m.
• Event: Silver Creek Holiday Tournament, first round.
• Location: Silver Creek H.S. (557 Renz Ave., Sellersburg)
• Coaches:
Clarksville — Kyle Hankins (2-4 in first season at Clarksville)
Silver Creek — Brandon Hoffman (205-78 in 12th season at Silver Creek)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Clarksville — No. 279, No. 67 Class 2A
Silver Creek — No. 146, No. 36 Class 3A
• Most recent game:
Clarksville — Lost to Southwestern 67-44 (Dec. 14)
Silver Creek — Defeated Switzerland County 96-46 (Dec. 23)
• Last 20 years: Silver Creek 25-8. The Dragons have beaten Clarksville 11 straight times.
• Most recent meeting: Dec. 30, 2020 — Silver Creek 95, Clarksville 49 (Silver Creek Holiday Tournament championship)
• News & notes: The winner will face the winner between Providence (5-2) and Charlestown (3-4) in Wednesday’s championship game at 7:30 p.m. The losers will battle in the consolation game at 6 p.m. Wednesday. … The Dragons have won the last five holiday tournaments and have the most overall with 28 championships. Clarksville has won it six times.
• Sagarin projection: Silver Creek by 20.
• Outlook: it’s become pretty obvious, especially considering Silver Creek has already lost more games this year than any of the last three, that the Dragons aren’t quite as good as they have been. They’re still good enough to accomplish a lot this season.
• Greg’s pick: Sliver Creek

SEYMOUR (5-2, 2-0 HHC) AT NEW ALBANY (3-4, 0-1)
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Location: Doghouse, New Albany H.S. (1020 Vincennes Street, New Albany)
• Coaches:
Seymour — Kirk Manns (23-29 in third season at Seymour)
New Albany — Jim Shannon (432-131 in 24th season at New Albany, 597-270 in 38th season overall)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Seymour — No. 39, No. 26 Class 4A
New Albany — No. 145, No. 73 Class 4A
• Most recent game:
Seymour — Lost to Whiteland 57-54 (Dec. 21)
New Albany — Defeated Tell City 70-20 (Dec. 22)
• Last 20 years: New Albany 28-2. The Bulldogs have beaten Seymour 22 straight times.
• Most recent meeting: Dec. 29, 2020 — New Albany 43, at Seymour 38 (OT).
• News & notes: New Albany never trailed never trailed in its loss against Tell City. The Bulldogs, who led 23-3 after one quarter and 44-14 at halftime, were led by Jayden Thompson’s 14 points. Tucker Biven added 13 points and Chase Loesch 12 in the win. … Seymour is unbeaten in HHC through two games for the first time in over 30 years. In fact, in our research, we couldn’t find the last time the Owls began conference play 2-0.
• John Harrell prediction: Seymour 55, New Albany 47.
• Sagarin projection: Seymour by 8.
• Outlook: Beating Seymour isn’t usually a big win. This time it would be for the Bulldogs.
• Greg’s pick: New Albany 66, Seymour 57.

FLOYD CENTRAL (5-1) VS. PIKE (4-1)
• Time: 3:15 p.m.
• Event: Paul Loggan Memorial Invitational.
• Location: North Central Gymnasium (1801 East 86th Street, Indianapolis)
• Coaches:
Floyd Central — Todd Sturgeon (127-41 in eighth season at Floyd)
Pike — Bill Zych (188-93 in 12th season at Pike, 443-344 in 35th season overall)
• Rankings:
Pike — No. 21 AP (Class 4A).
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Floyd Central — No. 22, No. 19 Class 4A
Pike — No. 7, No. 7 Class 4A
• Most recent game:
Floyd Central — Defeated Bloomington South (Dec. 18)
Pike — Defeated Lawrence Central 83-68 (Dec. 17)
• Last 20 years: First meeting.
• News & notes: The Highlanders will face Avon (1-6) in the second game of the invitational on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Both games are at North Central. The Orioles play Park Tudor (3-1) in today’s opening round at 11:45 a.m. … Both teams have had 10 or more days off since their last games. … These have to be among the best two unranked teams in the state.
• John Harrell prediction: Pike 60, Floyd Central 52.
• Sagarin projection: Pike by 8.
• Outlook: Pike’s results are impressive, but Floyd probably has a slightly better team.
• Greg’s pick: Floyd Central 60, Pike 57.

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (4-3) VS. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN (4-3)
• Time: Noon.
• Event: Baird Winter Classic, first round.
• Location: Memorial Gymnasium (412 East 5th Street, Huntingburg)
• Coaches:
CAI — Hayden Casey (13-20 in second season at CAI)
Evansville Christian — David Kruse (4-3 in first season at Evansville Christian, 30-48 in fourth season overall)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
CAI — No. 263, No. 37 Class A
Evansville Christian — No. 98, No. 8 Class A
• Most recent game:
CAI — Defeated Crothersville 85-40 (McKee Munk Holiday Tournament, consolation game, Dec. 23)
Evansville Christian — Lost to O’Fallon (Ill.) 72-54 (Dec. 18)
• Last 20 years: First meeting.
• News & notes: The Warriors will face either Class A No. 10 Orleans (6-1) or Northeast Dubois (2-4) in the second round of the tournament. With a win, CAI will stay in the winners’ bracket and play at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. With a loss, the Warriors will play at noon Wednesday in the consolation bracket. The final round will be played Thursday and CAI will play either Southridge (3-4), South Central (1-5), North Knox (6-2) or Princeton (3-4) at 2, 3:45, 5:30 or 7:45 p.m. Thursday in the final round at Southridge. … CAI’s original first-round opponent was supposed to be Eastern Greene (1-7), but the Thunderbirds are no longer on the tournament schedule. … Evansville Christian sophomore Josiah Dunham is one of the state’s leading scorers at 29 points per game.
• John Harrell prediction: Evansville Christian 75, CAI 54.
• Sagarin projection: Evansville Christian by 18.
• Outlook: The Eagles may perhaps win this game, but Harrell and Sagarin are insane if they believe this is going to be an 18- or 19-point loss.
• Greg’s pick: CAI 70, Evansville Christian 66.

SOUTH CENTRAL (1-5) AT SOUTHRIDGE (3-4)
• Time: 3:30 p.m.
• Event: Baird Winter Classic, first round.
• Location: Memorial Gymnasium (412 East 5th Street, Huntingburg)
• Coaches:
South Central — Greg Robinson (174-173 in 16th season at South Central, 196-236 in 20th season overall)
Southridge — Kyle Swafford (3-4 in first season at Southridge, 78-49 in sixth season overall)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
South Central — No. 317, No. 56 Class A
Southridge — No. 216, No. 41 Class 3A
• Most recent game:
South Central — Lost at Christian Academy 65-34 (Dec. 17)
Southridge — Won at Perry Central 44-34 (Dec. 18)
• Last 20 years: First meeting.
• News & notes: This is an 8-team, 12-game tournament in which all eight teams will play three games over three days. In the second round, the Rebels will play either Princeton (3-4) or North Knox (6-2) in Wednesday’s second round. They’ll play at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday if they beat Southridge and noon if they lose. The final round will be Thursday and South Central will battle Evansville Christian (4-3), Orleans (6-1), Northeast Dubois (2-4) or Christian Academy (4-3) at 2, 3:45, 5:30 or 7:45 p.m. … Since an 0-4 start, the Raiders have won three straight.
• John Harrell prediction: Southridge 56, South Central 43.
• Sagarin projection: Southridge by 17.
• Outlook: The Rebels are better than their record. They’ll keep this close.
• Greg’s pick: Southridge 52, South Central 44.

EVANSVILLE DAY (1-6) AT EASTERN (7-1)
• Time: 1:30 p.m.
• Event: Eastern-Salem Classic.
• Location: Eastern H.S. (1100 N. Eastern School Rd., Pekin)
• Coaches:
Day School — Gary Wilsey (28-22 in third season at Day School, 36-38 in fourth season overall)
Eastern — Chandler Prible (19-14 in second season at Eastern)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Day School — No. 256, No. 34 Class A
Eastern — No. 110, No. 17 Class 2A
• Most recent game:
Day School — Lost at Mt. Carmel (Ill.) 77-57 (Dec. 17)
Eastern — Won at New Washington 72-43 (Dec. 21)
• Last 20 years: First meeting.
• News & notes: The Musketeers have won six in a row. … Day School’s only win was a pretty good one, 88-76 in the second round of the Loogootee-North Daviess Classic on Nov. 27.
• John Harrell prediction: Eastern 73, Day School 54.
• Sagarin projection: Eastern by 17.
• Outlook: Day is better than its record, but this should be a fairly easy win for Eastern early in the afternoon.
• Greg’s pick: Eastern 71, Day School 59.

MT. VERNON (POSEY) (1-4) AT SALEM (2-5)
• Time: 1:30 p.m.
• Event: Eastern-Salem Classic.
• Coaches:
Mt. Vernon — Joseph Newcomb (13-39 in third season at Mt. Vernon)
Salem — Duane Malloy (2-5 in first season at Salem)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Mt. Vernon — No. 266, No. 72 Class 3A
Salem — No. 316, No. 85 Class 3A
• Most recent game:
Mt. Vernon — Lost at Heritage Hills 69-43 (Dec. 21)
Salem — Lost to West Washington 63-61 (Washington County Invitational, consolation game, Dec. 18)
• Last 20 years: First meeting.
• John Harrell prediction: Mt. Vernon 59, Salem 52.
• Sagarin projection: Mt. Vernon by 2.
• Outlook: Pretty sure Mt. Vernon is better than its record.
• Greg’s pick: Mt. Vernon 59, Salem 53.

MT. VERNON (POSEY) (1-4) AT EASTERN (7-1)
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Event: Eastern-Salem Classic.
• Location: Eastern H.S. (1100 N. Eastern School Rd., Pekin)
• Coaches:
Mt. Vernon — Joseph Newcomb (13-39 in third season at Mt. Vernon)
Eastern — Chandler Prible (19-14 in second season at Eastern)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Mt. Vernon — No. 266, No. 72 Class 3A
Eastern — No. 110, No. 17 Class 2A
• Most recent game:
Mt. Vernon — Lost at Heritage Hills 69-43 (Dec. 21)
Eastern — Won at New Washington 72-43 (Dec. 21)
• Last 20 years: First meeting.
• News & notes: Eastern beat Borden by 2 points in the Washington County Invitational. Besides that close win, the Musketeers have beaten the other five opponents by an average of 67-42 during their current 6-game winning streak. … The Wildcats are led in scoring by sophomore Nicot Burnett, who is putting up 19 points per game.
• John Harrell prediction: Eastern 64, Mt. Vernon 46.
• Sagarin projection: Eastern by 18.
• Outlook: If they continue to play the way they have, the Musketeers should go unbeaten Tuesday, but beating the Wildcats won’t be easy.
• Greg’s pick: Eastern 67, Mt. Vernon 57.

EVANSVILLE DAY (1-6) AT SALEM (2-5)
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Event: Eastern-Salem Classic.
• Location: Brooks Memorial Gymnasium, Salem H.S. (700 N. Harrison St., Salem)
• Coaches:
Day School — Gary Wilsey (28-22 in third season at Day School, 36-38 in fourth season overall)
Salem — Duane Malloy (2-5 in first season at Salem)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Day School — No. 256, No. 34 Class A
Salem — No. 316, No. 85 Class 3A
• Most recent game:
Day School — Lost at Mt. Carmel (Ill.) 77-57 (Dec. 17)
Salem — Lost to West Washington 63-61 (Washington County Invitational, consolation game, Dec. 18)
• Last 20 years: Day 1-0.
• Most recent meeting: Dec. 29, 2020 — At Day School 74, Salem 56.
• John Harrell prediction: Day School 67, Salem 61.
• Sagarin projection: Day School by 7.
• Outlook: If the Lions play well, they could pick up two wins today. If they don’t, two losses is a possibility.
• Greg’s pick: Salem 55, Day School 51.

CORYDON CENTRAL (2-5) VS. PERRY CENTRAL (3-3)
• Time: 11 a.m.
• Event: PSC Holiday Tournament, first round.
• Location: Bryan Taylor Sports Arena, Tell City H.S. (900 12th St., Tell City)
• Coaches:
Corydon Central — Joseph Hinton (23-31 in third season at Corydon Central)
Perry Central — Jeff Litherland (3-3 in first season at Perry Central, 96-49 in seventh season overall)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Corydon Central — No. 181, No. 49 Class 3A
Perry Central — No. 304, No. 75 Class 2A
• Most recent game:
Corydon Central — Lost to Jasper 63-41 (Dec. 18)
Perry Central — Lost at Lanesville 54-47 (Dec. 23)
• Last 20 years: Corydon Central 7-6. Perry Central has won four of the last six vs. the Panthers.
• Most recent meeting: Dec. 29, 2020 — Perry Central 66, Corydon Central 55.
• News & notes: This is a 2-day, 3-game tournament over Tuesday and Wednesday. The Panthers will face either Crawford County (0-7) or Tell City (0-7) in the second round. With a win over Perry Central, Corydon would play with Wolfpack or Minutement at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. With a loss, the second-round game is at 6:30 p.m. The final round is scheduled for 11 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. or 8:15 p.m. against either Boonville (2-4), Heritage Hills (3-3), Vincennes (0-5) or South Spencer (6-1). Tuesday’s game will be played at Tell City. Wednesday’s games will be played at South Spencer.
• John Harrell prediction: Corydon Central 62, Perry Central 46.
• Sagarin projection: Corydon Central by 11.
• Outlook: Prediction: Corydon’s going to play in the championship game and will win at least 5 games in January.
• Greg’s pick: Corydon Central 61, Perry Central 54.

ROCK CREEK (4-1) VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (6-0)
• Time: 4:30 p.m.
• Event: Bobcat of Daviess County Classic, first round.
• Location: Cougar Den, North Daviess H.S. (5494 E. State Road 58, Elnora)
• Coaches:
Rock Creek — Chris Brown (352-282 in 26th season at Rock Creek)
Brownstown — Dave Benter (409-153 in 24th season at Brownstown)
• Rankings:
Rock Creek — No. 6 AP (Class A).
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Rock Creek — No. 187, No. 18 Class A
Brownstown — No. 36, No. 6 Class 3A
• Most recent game:
Rock Creek — Won at Louisville Holy Cross 48-37 (Dec. 17)
Brownstown — Defeated Mitchell 69-46 (Dec. 18)
• Last 20 years: Brownstown 2-0.
• Most recent meeting: Dec. 29, 2020 — Brownstown Central 64, Rock Creek 44.
• News & notes: This is a 3-day, 3-game tournament with all 12 games played at North Daviess in Elnora. In the second round, Rock Creek will face either Paoli (4-0) or Loogootee (8-2). With a loss, that game will be played at 3 p.m. Wednesday. With a loss, it will be played at 4:30. The final round is scheduled for 3, 4:30, 6 and 7:30 p.m. and the Lions will face either defending Class A state champion Barr-Reeve (6-2), defending Class 2A state champion Fort Wayne Blackhawk (6-0), South Knox (4-2) or the host Cougars (9-0). The eight teams in the tournament are a combined 57-7.
• John Harrell prediction: Brownstown 62, Rock Creek 45.
• Sagarin projection: Brownstown by 17.
• Outlook: It will be a victory if the Lions can keep it close with Brownstown.
• Greg’s pick: Brownstown 67, Rock Creek 48.

LANESVILLE (1-7) AT EDINBURGH (7-0)
• Time: 2 p.m.
• Event: Johnson Health/Sports Plus/DiTech/Amos Hill/Summers Plumbing/United Industrial Classic, first round.
• Location: Edinburgh H.S. (300 S. Keeley, Edinburgh)
• Coaches:
Lanesville — Mikel Miller (288-216 in 22nd season at Lanesville)
Edinburgh — Keith Witty (58-46 in fifth season at Edinburgh)
• Rankings:
Edinburgh — No. 4 AP (Class A).
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
Lanesville — No. 311, No. 55 Class A
Edinburgh — No. 178, No. 16 Class A
• Most recent game:
Lanesville — Defeated Perry Central 54-47 (Dec. 23)
Edinburgh — Defeated Monrovia 88-64 (Dec. 18)
• Last 20 years: First meeting.
• News & notes: This is a 2-day tournament with all eight teams playing three games. The Eagles will face either North White (4-1) or Hagerstown (2-5) in the second round at 6 or 8 p.m. Tuesday. With a loss, Lanesville will play at 6 p.m. With a win, at 8 p.m. The final round will be played at 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Wednesday. Lanesville will play Hauser (4-4), Indianapolis Lutheran (4-0), South Putnam (2-5) or South Decatur (4-5) in the tourney’s final round.
• John Harrell prediction: Edinburgh 66, Lanesville 49.
• Sagarin projection: Edinburgh by 22.
• Outlook: The Lancers are good. They might be very, very good.
• Greg’s pick: Edinburgh 80, Lanesville 60.

WEST WASHINGTON (1-5) VS. TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN (3-3)
• Time: 4:30 p.m.
• Event: Clay City Invitational, first round.
• Location: Eel Dome, Clay City H.S. (601 Lankford St., Clay City)
• Coaches:
West Washington — Clayton Sullivan (40-41 in fourth season at West Washington)
Traders Point — Shaun Busick (3-3 in first season at Traders Point, 409-233 in 29th season overall)
• Computer-based Sagarin Ratings:
West Washington — No. 310, No. 54 Class A
Traders Point — No. 299, No. 53 Class A
• Most recent game:
West Washington — Won at Salem 63-61 (Washington County Invitational, consolation game, Dec. 18)
Traders Point — Defeated Horizon Christian 64-28 (Dec. 20)
• Last 20 years: First meeting.
• News & notes: This is an 8-team, 3-day tournament in which all eight teams will play three games apiece. In the second round, the Senators will play either Fort Wayne North (3-6) or Benton Central (6-2) at 3 p.m. (with a loss Tuesday) or 6 p.m. (with a win) on Wednesday. The final round will feature Riverton Parke (4-2), Martinsville (4-3), North Vermillion (2-6) or the host Eels (1-5) and will be played Thursday at 3, 4:30, 6 or 8 p.m.
• John Harrell prediction: Traders Point 50, West Washington 49.
• Sagarin projection: Traders Point by 2.
• Outlook: The Senators got a big win at Salem. Perhaps that will kickstart a nice run.
• Greg’s pick: West Washington 61, Traders Point 56.