The Aliquippa Quips will square off against the Forest Hills Rangers on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Aliquippa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Mercer, posting a 64-37 win. The Quips have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They took down the Warriors 59-45. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Warriors are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Forest Hills found their leader in sophomore Dylan Stohon, who shot 53% from the field to rack up 26 points and seven boards. Stohon's big performance that evening made it 25 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Brandon Gregovich was another key player, dropping a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Aliquippa's victory was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points over those games. As for Forest Hills, their win bumped their record up to 25-2.
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