The New Philadelphia Quakers are taking a road trip to face off against the Tri-Valley Scotties at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Saturday, New Philadelphia was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to Lexington. The Quakers have struggled against the Minutemen recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley didn't have too much trouble with New Lexington on Saturday as they won 54-36. Given the Scotties' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Panthers are ranked 448th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Philadelphia's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Tri-Valley, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
New Philadelphia didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Tri-Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. Will New Philadelphia repeat their success, or does Tri-Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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