Basketball Game Preview: Trinity Lutheran Cougars vs. Tippecanoe Valley Vikings

The Trinity Lutheran Cougars and the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Trinity Lutheran turned things around against Edinburgh on Saturday. They slipped by the Lancers 52-51.

Trinity Lutheran's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braxton Sinclair, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Sinclair a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Lang, who posted ten points.

Meanwhile, Tippecanoe Valley didn't have too much trouble with Peru on Friday as they won 58-41. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

Tippecanoe Valley's win came from a few key players Trinity Lutheran will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Stephen Akase, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down 11 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ian Cooksey, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds.

Tippecanoe Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Trinity Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Trinity Lutheran hasn't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 8.9 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Tippecanoe Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 9.1 turnovers. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.