The Bethel Park Black Hawks and the Upper St. Clair Panthers will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Upper St. Clair is hoping to do what Penn Hills couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Bethel Park's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Bethel Park blew past Penn Hills, posting a 63-26 win. Given the Black Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Indians are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bethel Park's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ella Sabatos led the charge by going 5 of 10 on her way to 12 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Orie, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Upper St. Clair got the win against Canon-McMillan on Thursday by a conclusive 66-44.
Upper St. Clair is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Bethel Park, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Bethel Park strolled past Upper St. Clair in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 50-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bethel Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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