Basketball Game Preview: Shady Side Academy Bulldogs vs. Aliquippa Quips

The Shady Side Academy Bulldogs will challenge the Aliquippa Quips at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Shady Side Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 51-31 margin over McGuffey. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on six straight.

Meanwhile, Aliquippa was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past New Brighton 83-29. The Quips have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 22 points or more this season.

Shady Side Academy pushed their record up to 10-12 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points over those games. As for Aliquippa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.

Shady Side Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Aliquippa in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, but they still walked away with a 56-51 victory. Does Shady Side Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aliquippa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.