Basketball Game Preview: Tipton Blue Devils vs. Logansport Berries

The Tipton Blue Devils will take on the Logansport Berries in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

On Tuesday, Tipton earned a 59-50 victory over Muncie Central. With that win, the Blue Devils brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.

Tipton had a senior duo take command as Grady Carpenter almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds and Sam Quigley went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Carpenter has scored at least a third of Tipton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Auler, who posted seven points.

Meanwhile, Logansport was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 64-58 to Rochester. The Berries have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Defeat or not, Logansport got some senior leadership from Chris Anthony Delvalle and Carson Dubes. Delvalle almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists, while Dubes had 17 points and three steals. That's the most steals Dubes has posted since back in January. Eli Baldwin was another key player, putting up eight points.

Even though they lost, Logansport was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Logansport now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Tipton, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Tipton has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Logansport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.