Prep Hoops Indiana Daily (1/9) – Tuesday Night Games to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most of the attention this evening will be on the opening round of the Marion County Tournament. On Monday, we highlight some prospects to watch during the tournament and previewed each of the eight first round matchups. However, there are several other good games to watch on Tuesday evening around the state of Indiana. Here are five other matchups we will be watching.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Fort Wayne North Side @ Fort Wayne Canterbury</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These are two teams currently trending in opposite directions. North Side began the season 7-0, but have lost three of their last four and four of their last six games. [player_tooltip player_id='1547392' first='Jaxson' last='Fugate'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1293375' first='Eugene' last='Young'] are still having excellent senior seasons, but wins have been hard to come by for the Legends over the last few weeks. Meanwhile, Canterbury put all of Class 1A on notice as the defeated Leo 67-65 in [player_tooltip player_id='1158215' first='Tucker' last='Day']'s first game in the lineup. The 6'8" senior immediately makes the Cavaliers a state title contender alongside senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1761696' first='Devon' last='Lewis'] who is one of the top scorers in Fort Wayne. They may just be 2-6, but they've been very competitive against some very good teams lately. Expect tonight to be no different.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Silver Creek @ Christian Academy</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 1A #3 Christian Academy will get a chance to prove themselves tonight against a Silver Creek team that has had a lot of success this season. Sophomore sharp-shooter [player_tooltip player_id='1385611' first='Kasen' last='Daeger'] is having a monster season averaging 18.6 points per game while shooting nearly 50% from three-point range. For the Warriors, junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1297066' first='Joshua' last='Renfro'] is putting up big numbers as well averaging 23.8 points per game while classmate [player_tooltip player_id='1749327' first='David' last='Cook'] adds 17.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. This matchup will feature two of Southern Indiana's best shooters and two very good teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Wabash @ Tipton</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blue Devils are back in action for the first time since taking over the #1 spot in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 2A poll. They will put their 12-0 record to the test against Wabash who has rattled off five straight wins. [player_tooltip player_id='1158205' first='Nolan' last='Swan'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1297029' first='Grady' last='Carpenter'] against Isaak Wright and [player_tooltip player_id='1578477' first='Trevor' last='Daughtry'] will make this one a lot of fun to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Warsaw @ Penn</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two 7-2 teams up north will take the floor tonight in a potential preview of what is to come in Sectional 4. The Kingsmen are coming off of a loss to Valparaiso, but have had an excellent season considering they had to replace all five of their starters including Indiana Mr. Basketball. [player_tooltip player_id='1761732' first='Trey' last='Miller'], [player_tooltip player_id='2282340' first='Maverick' last='Brown'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1547389' first='Dominic' last='Bonner'] are the names to know for Penn. On the Warsaw side of this matchup, the Tigers have won four straight led by the likes of [player_tooltip player_id='2050029' first='Luke' last='Bricker'], [player_tooltip player_id='1578460' first='Robbie' last='Finlinson'], and Olivet Nazarene commit [player_tooltip player_id='1547537' first='Luke' last='Yeager'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Indian Creek @ Greenwood Christian</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Marion County Tournament will get a lot of eyeballs tonight, but to the south the Johnson County Tournament gets started as well. This will be an excellent matchup between Class 1A #2 Greenwood Christian and Class 3A #7 Indian Creek. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1386511' first='Max' last='Booher'] has had an excellent season for the Cougars and recently surpassed the 1,000 career point milestone. For Indian Creek, [player_tooltip player_id='1749321' first='Adam' last='Crouch'], Landon Martin, and [player_tooltip player_id='1747065' first='Landon' last='Sichting'] lead the way averaging 15.7, 15.6, and 13.6 points per game respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->