The Avella Eagles were the 50-29 winner over the Bentworth Bearcats when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Avella took a 53-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bentworth on Tuesday.
Despite the loss, Avella still got an impressive performance from Ava Frank, who scored 21 points along with nine rebounds. Frank continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Haleigh Rush, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Avella were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Leading Bentworth to victory were Kayla O'dell and Amber Sallee. O'dell scored 17 points, while Sallee scored 18 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Sallee has scored at least 25% of Bentworth's points. Another player making a difference was Jesse Laskey, who scored eight points.
Avella bumped their record down to 1-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bentworth, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Avella and McGuffey will face off at 8:00 p.m. on December 27th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Bentworth will finish 2023 at home by hosting Propel Montour at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Propel Montour has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
