Canon-McMillan is 1-9 against Bethel Park since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Canon-McMillan Big Macs will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Bethel Park Black Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Canon-McMillan focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Canon-McMillan was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 46-42 to Franklin Regional.
Despite the loss, Canon-McMillan had strong showings from Samantha Miller, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds, and Lauren Borella, who scored ten points in addition to five assists and five steals. What's more, Miller also posted a 55% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in January.
Even though they lost, Canon-McMillan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bethel Park had already won seven in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They snuck past the Warriors with a 79-75 victory. That's two games straight that the Black Hawks have won by exactly four points.
Bethel Park had a senior duo take command as Ella Sabatos dropped a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds and Sadie Orie went 7 for 13 en route to 25 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kathryn Boff, who earned ten points.
Bethel Park's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Canon-McMillan, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Canon-McMillan came up short against Bethel Park when the teams last played back in January, falling 57-47. Can Canon-McMillan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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