The Bentworth Bearcats will head out to challenge Sewickley Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bentworth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on South Side with a sharp 64-40 victory. The score was close at the half, but the Bearcats pulled away in the second half with 45 points.
Bentworth can attribute much of their success to Ben Hays, who posted 23 points along with six assists and five boards, and Christopher Harper, who put up 24 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Harper has scored at least a third of Bentworth's points. Ryan Moessner was another key player, putting up four points along with six boards and five assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sewickley Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Leechburg 77-29. Sewickley Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Bentworth has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points over those games. As for Sewickley Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-3.
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