Basketball Game Preview: Culver Academies Eagles vs. Tippecanoe Valley Vikings

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Previous 3 Games

12/06/16 - Home	63-41 W
12/08/15 - Away	50-48 W
12/09/14 - Home	56-51 W

Culver Academies has gone 3-0 against Tippecanoe Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Culver Academies Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Culver Academies is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 74-65 win over Jimtown on Friday. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Meanwhile, Tippecanoe Valley hadn't done well against Glenn recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Tippecanoe Valley took their matchup with ease, bagging a 67-37 victory over Glenn. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-17.

Tippecanoe Valley's win came from a few key players Culver Academies will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Stephen Akase, who went 6 of 7 en route to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Cowan, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points and five assists.

Tippecanoe Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Tippecanoe Valley's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Culver Academies, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.

Everything went Culver Academies' way against Tippecanoe Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2016, as Culver Academies made off with a 63-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Culver Academies since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.