Hamilton Heights and Tipton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Hamilton Heights Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Tipton Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hamilton Heights' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
Hamilton Heights is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Maconaquah just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 67-60 to the Braves.
Meanwhile, Tipton unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 63-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kokomo.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Grady Carpenter and Zion Bellamy. Bellamy had a great game and went 8 of 12 en route to 20 points and four steals. Meanwhile, Carpenter was balling out in the loss, going 11 for 19 on his way to 31 points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds.
Tipton's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-3. As for Hamilton Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Hamilton Heights came up short against Tipton in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 54-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carpenter, who went 11 of 18 en route to 26 points along with six boards and five assists. Now that Hamilton Heights knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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