Quincy waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 58-52 W against the Maple Valley Lions. 58 seems to be a good number for the Orioles as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
| 02/07/25 @ Maple Valley | 14 |
| 01/31/25 @ Reading | 11 |
| 02/03/25 vs Athens | 10 |
| 12/02/24 @ Camden-Frontier | 6 |
| 02/05/25 @ Mendon | 5 |
Quincy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Corey Turner led the charge by putting up 14 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Those 14 points gave Turner a new career-high. Ryan Kempter was another key player, posting ten points.
Despite the loss, Maple Valley still got an impressive performance from Teegen McDonald, who went 11 of 20 on his way to 33 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Mcdonald, who posted six 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 Maple Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Coming up, Quincy will host Climax-Scotts at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Quincy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Climax-Scotts likes a good challenge. Maple Valley has already played their next contest (against St. Philip Catholic Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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