Northwestern lost against Tipton back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Northwestern Tigers fell just short of the Tipton Blue Devils by a score of 50-48. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since January 5, 2024.
Despite the loss, Northwestern still got an impressive performance from Brock Shank, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points and three steals. Shank is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Cook, who went 5 for 7 en route to 10 points and six rebounds.
Grady Carpenter was his usual excellent self, going 7 of 13 on his way to 20 points in addition to six assists and five boards for Tipton. Carpenter's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Grayson McFalls, who posted eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for Northwestern and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Tipton, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Northwestern didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-42 victory against Northfield on the 18th. Tipton has also already played their next contest, a 48-45 win against Clinton Prairie on the 18th.
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