Jimtown fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Tippecanoe Valley on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings by a score of 38-35. 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 Vikings are ranked 94th).
Jimtown's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Edward Potter, who posted seven points. The team also got some help courtesy of Branden King, who scored eight points and eight boards.
Ian Cooksey was his usual excellent self, going 6-for-10 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points for Tippecanoe Valley. Cooksey's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points.
Jimtown is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-10. As for Tippecanoe Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Coming up, Jimtown will head out on the road to square off against Bethany Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jimtown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season. As for Tippecanoe Valley, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Garrett at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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