Amanda-Clearcreek won the last time they faced Heath and things went their way on Monday too. The Amanda-Clearcreek Aces escaped with a win against the Heath Bulldogs by the margin of a single free throw, 41-40. Given the Aces' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 535th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Heath lost, don't look at Peyton Del Cecato. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Del Cecato a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Haynes, who posted four points and three steals.
Amanda-Clearcreek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.1 points per game. As for Heath, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Amanda-Clearcreek will challenge Fairfield Union at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield Union will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Amanda-Clearcreek surely won't give up without a fight. As for Heath, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-50 loss against Northridge on the 15th.
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