Hopewell is 1-9 against Quaker Valley since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vikings will square off against the Quakers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hopewell sitting on five straight wins and Quaker Valley on six.
Hopewell will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Beaver, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Vikings came out on top against the Bobcats by a score of 64-53 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Quaker Valley earned a 48-37 victory over Ambridge on Friday. Given the Quakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Bridgers are ranked 559th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hopewell better focus on containing Zachary Washington and Sam Chapman as the pair were huge in Quaker Valley's win. Washington posted 23 points, while Chapman had 14 points. Washington's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points.
Hopewell's record is now 12-7. As for Quaker Valley, their record now sits at 13-3.
Things could have been worse for Hopewell, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 73-56 loss to Quaker Valley in their previous meeting on January 6th. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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