The Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers won the last time they faced the Bentworth Bearcats, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Chartiers-Houston rang in the new year with a 59-46 win over Bentworth. Given Chartiers-Houston's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Bentworth is ranked 684th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bentworth lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ryan Moessner, who scored nine points along with six steals. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for him. Ben Hays was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with four steals.
Chartiers-Houston's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Bentworth, they are on a eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Chartiers-Houston will look to defend their home court on Friday against Frazier at 7:30 p.m. Frazier is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Bentworth, they will face off against Carmichaels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
