The North Allegheny Tigers and Sewickley Academy will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Allegheny took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Bishop Canevin by a score of 52-44.
Meanwhile, Sewickley Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They walked away with a 57-50 victory over the Mustangs. Given Sewickley Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Laurel Highlands is ranked 421st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sewickley Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for North Allegheny, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
North Allegheny didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Sewickley Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2016, but they still walked away with a 64-60 win. Will North Allegheny repeat their success, or does Sewickley Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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