Preview: Turpin Cardinals vs. Shattuck Indians
The Turpin Cardinals will be home for the holidays to greet the Shattuck Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Turpin had to settle for a 64-62 defeat against Texhoma. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Turpin in their matchups with Texhoma: they've now lost seven in a row.
Turpin's defeat came about despite a quality game from Bryson Parker, who scored 32 points. Parker scored a full 51.6% of Turpin's points, the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Peters, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Shattuck was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Sharon-Mutual 65-32 on the road. The win made it back-to-back wins for Shattuck.
Turpin's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Shattuck, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Turpin suffered a grim 51-28 defeat to Shattuck in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will Turpin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
