The Moline Maroons will challenge the Quincy Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Moline is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Moline didn't have quite enough to beat Normal Community and fell 35-32. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Ironmen are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, everything went Quincy's way against Springfield Southeast on Saturday as Quincy made off with a 63-42 win. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Quincy found their leader in sophomore Jada Brown, who went 9 for 11 on her way to 25 points in addition to six assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Hamby, who went 6 of 7 on her way to 15 points and five rebounds.
Quincy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Moline, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Moline suffered a grim 56-33 defeat to Quincy when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Moline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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