Leechburg played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Aquinas Academy Crusaders 65-16. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost eight in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Aquinas Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carly Bezila, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. Bezila has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Katie Tarquinio, who posted five points along with 12 boards and four steals.
Leechburg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Aquinas Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Leechburg has already played their next matchup (against Union Area), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Aquinas Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-38 loss against Karns City on the 1st.
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