Basketball Game Preview: Chartiers Valley Colts vs. Aliquippa Quips

The Chartiers Valley Colts will face off against the Aliquippa Quips at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chartiers Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 matches -- so hopefully Aliquippa likes a good challenge.

Last Friday, Chartiers Valley earned a 61-50 win over Mars. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Fightin' Planets are ranked 160th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Aliquippa was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 57-56 to New Castle. The Quips haven't had much luck with the Hurricanes recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Aliquippa's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Chartiers Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.

Chartiers Valley came up short against Aliquippa in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 69-64. Can Chartiers Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.