Quincy has gone 9-1 against Sterling recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Quincy Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sterling Golden Warriors at 1:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Quincy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Geneseo 72-19 on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Blue Devils who have now won three matchups in a row.
Quincy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Madelyn Hamby out in front who went 9 for 15 en route to 20 points plus five steals. Hamby is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Jada Brown, who went 9 for 12 en route to 18 points plus two steals.
Quincy was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sterling won against LaSalle-Peru on Tuesday with 59 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Sterling breezed by Alleman to the tune of 59-30. With the Golden Warriors ahead 35-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Quincy pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points per game. As for Sterling, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Everything went Quincy's way against Sterling when the teams last played back in January, as Quincy made off with a 57-33 victory. Does Quincy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sterling turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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