Lincoln Park Performing Arts will take on the Quaker Valley Quakers in a tournament on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lincoln Park Performing Arts has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Quaker Valley will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Lincoln Park Performing Arts took a blow against Montour, falling 76-49. While losing is never fun, Lincoln Park Performing Arts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while Montour is ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Quaker Valley's strategy against Ambridge on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Quaker Valley blew Ambridge out of the water with a 71-39 final score. The Quakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
Quaker Valley's win came from a few key players Lincoln Park Performing Arts will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dominic Cox-Giles, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 boards. He has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last 13 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nic Cohen, who went 6 for 8 en route to 15 points and five assists.
Quaker Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts' loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Quaker Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts came up short against Quaker Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, falling 74-63. Can Lincoln Park Performing Arts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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