It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nordonia can now relate to. They took a 53-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Avon Eagles on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Eagles are ranked 120th).
Avon found their leader in sophomore Alaina Pagan, who went 8-for-16 to rack up 26 points and six assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Pagan has scored at least a third of Avon's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Lammers, who went 5-for-7 on her way to 10 points and six rebounds.
Nordonia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. Avon's record is now 17-6.
Nordonia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Avon, they will face off against Hudson at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hudson has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 172 points over their last three games.
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