Valley Basketball: Winamac Hands Vikings 59-41 Loss
AKRON — Winamac put up 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors handed host Tippecanoe Valley its fifth straight loss, 59-41, in Akron Saturday.
Already trailing 42-38, the Vikings (2-10) scored on just 1 of 13 shots (7.6 percent) in the final period, while the Warriors (6-5) scored at a 6-of-10 clip from the floor in the fourth.
Tanner Trippiedi finished with 14 points and four assists, and Alex Morrison scored nine points with eight rebounds, but Valley couldn’t match Winamac’s firepower as Calvin Larkin dropped 20 and both Will Larkin and Sam Griffeth scored 12 points in the win.
The visitors sank 7 of 18 3-point attempts at Valley, while the Vikings scuffled to a 1-of-15 3-point conversion rate.
Valley returns to Three Rivers Conference play at Southwood Friday, when Winamac plays at Delphi.