Preview: Tippecanoe Valley Vikings vs. South Bend Washington Panthers
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will look to defend their home court on Friday against the South Bend Washington Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Tippecanoe Valley has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 62-50 to Warsaw on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, South Bend Washington pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They had to suffer through a rough 93-59 loss at the hands of South Bend St. Joseph.
Despite the loss, South Bend Washington had strong showings from Steven Reynolds 3, who scored 23 points along with five assists and five rebounds, and Da'Kori Parker, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and five assists. That was a full 39% of South Bend Washington's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Josh Johnson, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Tippecanoe Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8. As for South Bend Washington, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
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