The Climax-Scotts Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Quincy Orioles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Climax-Scotts has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Quincy will arrive with four straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when Climax-Scotts faced off against Gobles on Monday. Climax-Scotts fell 54-44 to Gobles.
Meanwhile, Quincy won against Mendon on Wednesday with 58 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Quincy snuck past Maple Valley with a 58-52 victory.
Quincy's win came from a few key players Climax-Scotts will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Corey Turner, who posted 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Kempter, who put up ten points.
Quincy pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 36.7% in those games and 23.3% outside of them. As for Climax-Scotts, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Climax-Scotts beat Quincy 53-41 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Climax-Scotts since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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