Having just played yesterday, the Tipton Blue Devils will jump right back in to play the Carroll Cougars at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Tipton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Tipton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Kokomo HomeSchool 79-50 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Grady Carpenter was his usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Tipton's points. Sam Quigley was another key player, going 7 for 14 on his way to 17 points and five assists.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Tipton was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Carroll put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 58-45 victory over Clinton Central. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 419th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tipton pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Carroll, their record now sits at 7-0.
Tipton was able to grind out a solid victory over Carroll when the teams last played back in December of 2022, winning 74-67. Will Tipton repeat their success, or does Carroll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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