The Tipton Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Sheridan Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tipton has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Sheridan will arrive with six straight wins.
Tipton is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lapel on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tipton had to suffer through a 86-17 loss at the hands of Lapel. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 168th).
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Sheridan in a 68-49 victory over Tri-West Hendricks on Tuesday. The Blackhawks pushed the score to 54-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bruins cut but never quite recovered from.
Tipton better keep an eye on Kenzie Garner. She was instrumental in Sheridan's win, going 7 for 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 28 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. The match was Garner's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cecilia Timme, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and five assists.
Sheridan's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Tipton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Tipton was taken down by Sheridan 61-12 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Tipton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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