West Carrollton hasn't had much luck against Tippecanoe recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Carrollton Pirates will square off against the Tippecanoe Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
West Carrollton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 73-66 victory over Sidney on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Pirates as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Tippecanoe's strategy against Stebbins on Tuesday. Tippecanoe took down Stebbins 67-52. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Indians are ranked 654th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tippecanoe's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for West Carrollton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
West Carrollton couldn't quite finish off Tippecanoe in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 54-52. Can West Carrollton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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