Preview: Tippecanoe Valley Vikings vs. Knox Redskins
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will take on the Knox Redskins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Tippecanoe Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 11 to 2 on the offensive boards, a fact Tippecanoe Valley proved. They snuck past South Bend Washington with a 54-48 victory.
It was another big night for Stephen Akase, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 18 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Cooksey, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Knox was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 44-36 to Triton.
Tippecanoe Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Knox, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Tippecanoe Valley took their win against Knox in their previous matchup on February 9th by a conclusive 63-41. In that matchup, Tippecanoe Valley amassed a halftime lead of 34-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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