Lane Lipcaman commands the offense for Tornadoes win

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 7:40am

Recap: Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes vs. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans

The Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They managed a 53-47 victory over Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia. Given Griggsville-Perry's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia is ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Griggsville-Perry to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lane Lipcaman, who scored 12 points along with six steals. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Lipcaman, who scored 13 points along with two steals.

Griggsville-Perry has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-15.

Griggsville-Perry will face off against Calhoun at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Griggsville-Perry focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Tuesday. Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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