Basketball Recap: Bald Eagle Area Takes a Loss

After flying high against Somerset last Friday, Bald Eagle Area came back down to earth. The Bald Eagle Area Eagles fell just short of the Clearfield Bison by a score of 43-40 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 584th, while the Bison are ranked 220th).

Clearfield's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Parker Collins, who posted ten points and seven boards. Ev Maines was another key player, putting up ten points.

Bald Eagle Area's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Clearfield, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-5.

Bald Eagle Area wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 64-43 defeat against Central on the 24th. As for Clearfield, they will take on Westmont Hilltop at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Clearfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.