Basketball Game Preview: South Bend Washington Panthers vs. Tippecanoe Valley Vikings

The South Bend Washington Panthers will challenge the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, South Bend Washington was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to LaVille. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Tippecanoe Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Warsaw. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

South Bend Washington's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Tippecanoe Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.

South Bend Washington came up short against Tippecanoe Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 54-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tippecanoe Valley's Stephen Akase, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and 18 boards. Now that South Bend Washington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.