The South Allegheny Gladiators lost to the Quaker Valley Quakers back in January, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. South Allegheny put the hurt on Quaker Valley with a sharp 61-39 victory. Given South Allegheny's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Quaker Valley is ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Quakers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dominic Cox-Giles, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Washington, who scored 17 points.
South Allegheny is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Quaker Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
South Allegheny will head out on the road to square off against East Allegheny at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Allegheny is facing East Allegheny at the right time seeing as East Allegheny is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Quaker Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Montour at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Montour knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight contests -- so hopefully Quaker Valley likes a good challenge.
