Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Avella thwarts Mapletown
January 10, 2019: Avella, PA 15312 The Avella Eagles (Avella, PA) basketball knocked off the visiting Mapletown Maples (Greensboro, PA), 61-45 in Thursday's league test.
The Eagles (8-2) will now prepare for their test against Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson, PA). The Rockets go into the WPIAL 1A 2 test with a 4-8 record. In their last test, Jefferson-Morgan went down by Monessen (Monessen, PA), 47-18, in a league test.
The Maples now own a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Fort Cherry for a non-league test on Thursday, January 10. Mapletown will encounter a Rangers squad coming off a 44-25 non-league loss to Mapletown (Greensboro, PA). The Rangers record now stands at 5-6.