After both having extra time off, the Tipton Blue Devils and the Clinton Prairie Gophers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tipton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Tipton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Logansport with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 67-52. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Berries are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Grady Carpenter, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Tipton's points. Sam Quigley was another key player, going 6 for 15 on his way to 15 points.
Tipton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Clinton Prairie came tearing into last Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 54-43 victory over the Falcons.
Tipton's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Clinton Prairie, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Tipton against Clinton Prairie when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 76-46 win. Will Tipton repeat their success, or does Clinton Prairie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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