Basketball Recap: Aliquippa Skates Past Westmont Hilltop with Ease

Quips

Margin (Wins)

12/13/24 vs Beaver Falls	79
01/31/25 vs New Brighton	72
01/24/25 vs Freedom Area	69
12/20/24 @ Freedom Area	65
01/03/25 vs Riverside	62

With a playoff win on the line, Aliquippa rose to the challenge on Saturday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 73-40 victory over the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers. The Quips have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 22 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Westmont Hilltop lost, don't look at Caden Miller. Despite the final result, he shot 56% from the field to rack up 13 points.

Aliquippa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. Westmont Hilltop's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.

Coming up, Aliquippa will square off against Mercer at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mercer will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Aliquippa surely won't give up without a fight. Westmont Hilltop does not have any more games scheduled as of now.