Avella lost against Clairton back in February of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Avella Eagles had to suffer through a 83-41 loss at the hands of the Clairton Bears. 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 445th, while the Bears are ranked 111th).
| 01/07/25 @ Clairton | 19 |
| 12/26/24 vs Fort Cherry | 18 |
| 12/27/24 vs Steel Valley | 11 |
| 01/02/25 vs Geibel Catholic | 7 |
Defeat or not, Avella got some senior leadership from Ava Frank and Sydney Strope. Frank posted 19 points, while Strope had 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Strope has scored all season.
Iyanna Wade continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Clairton, putting up 54 points. Wade is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 22 or more in the last 37 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was J Childs, who put up eight points.
Avella dropped their record down to 6-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Clairton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Avella will welcome Seton LaSalle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Clairton, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Monessen at 6:30 p.m.
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