Basketball Preview: Tipton Blue Devils vs. Frankton Eagles
The Tipton Blue Devils will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Frankton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Tipton is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Tri-Central. Tipton blew past Tri-Central 64-40 last Tuesday.
Grady Carpenter was nothing short of spectacular: he went 11 for 27 en route to 28 points plus eight assists and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Peyton Auler, who scored ten points in addition to three steals.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Frankton over Muncie Burris in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Frankton blew Muncie Burris out of the water with a 77-32 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-12.
Frankton had a senior duo take command as Brady Carmack went 10 for 14 en route to 23 points plus eight rebounds and four steals and Joey Wright almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists. The dominant performance also gave Carmack a new career-high in field goal percentage (71%). Ethan Stansberry was another key player, earning ten points along with five assists and two steals.
Tipton strolled past Frankton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 54-40. Will Tipton repeat their success, or does Frankton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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