Basketball Game Preview: Tippecanoe Valley Vikings vs. Marquette Catholic Blazers

The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will take on the Marquette Catholic Blazers in a tournament on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tippecanoe Valley comes in on three and Marquette Catholic on ten.

Tippecanoe Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Western 58-37 last Monday. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Vikings were the (much) better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Marquette Catholic over Westville in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Marquette Catholic put the hurt on Westville with a sharp 64-42 victory. The Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.

Marquette Catholic's win came from a few key players Tippecanoe Valley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Laniah Davis, who went 8 for 14 on her way to 18 points and five rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Addison Penziol was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 15 points.

Marquette Catholic pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Tippecanoe Valley, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.