Fishers dropped a tough Hoosier Crossroads Conference game on the road Friday, falling 63-60 at Avon.
The Class 4A No. 8 Tigers trailed the Orioles 17-11 after the first quarter and 35-26 at halftime. Fishers blasted back to tie the game at 48-48 by the end of the third period, with Alex Szilagyi draining four 3-pointers on his way to 14 points in the quarter. But Avon outscored the Tigers 15-12 in the fourth.
Szilagyi totaled five 3s and 21 points for the game, while Jeffrey Simmons added 18 points.
Fishers is 2-2 in the conference and 13-4 overall. The Tigers will be back on the road next Saturday, Feb. 1, to play another HCC game at Franklin Central.
AVON 63, FISHERS 60
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Dominic Castellani 2 0-0 4 5
Alex Szilagyi 8 0-0 21 3
Drew Turner 0 1-4 1 2
Charlie Smith 3 0-0 7 1
Jeffrey Simmons 6 5-5 18 1
Justin Long 0 0-2 0 3
Geoffrey Brown 2 0-2 4 2
Isaac Farah 0 0-0 0 0
Bryce Williams 2 0-0 5 1
Totals 23 6-13 60 18
Score by Quarters
Fishers 11 15 22 12 – 60
Avon 17 18 13 15 – 63
Fishers 3-pointers (8) Szilagyi 5, Williams 1, Smith 1, Simmons 1.