The Jimtown Jimmies are taking a road trip to challenge the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Jimtown came up into this matchup off a tough 29-point loss on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Mishawaka Marian by a score of 40-38 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Jimmies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Knights are ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, Tippecanoe Valley had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 49-44 W against the Warriors.
Tippecanoe Valley's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. As for Jimtown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Jimtown came up short against Tippecanoe Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 36-29. Can Jimtown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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