Entering Tuesday, Essex had an opportunity to pick up a win and stay amongst the elite in the girl’s metro division, but Burlington had other plans.Seahorse sophomore Bree McDonald teamed up with junior Rukiya Awayle to score 30 points in the team’s 56-41 upset win over the Hornets.Coming out of the locker room at half, Burlington led by 15. While they would later stretch the lead, Essex was able to get the deficit down to single digits thanks to clutch buckets from Gabrielle Spagnuolo-Chawla.In the end, it was the Seahorses who prevailed thanks to a clutch bucket late from McDonald to steady the lead.Burlington will have a chance to go above .500 when St. Johnsbury comes to town on Friday. Essex, on the other hand, has a chance to bounce back against BFA St. Albans.
Entering Tuesday, Essex had an opportunity to pick up a win and stay amongst the elite in the girl’s metro division, but Burlington had other plans.
Seahorse sophomore Bree McDonald teamed up with junior Rukiya Awayle to score 30 points in the team’s 56-41 upset win over the Hornets.
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Coming out of the locker room at half, Burlington led by 15. While they would later stretch the lead, Essex was able to get the deficit down to single digits thanks to clutch buckets from Gabrielle Spagnuolo-Chawla.
In the end, it was the Seahorses who prevailed thanks to a clutch bucket late from McDonald to steady the lead.
Burlington will have a chance to go above .500 when St. Johnsbury comes to town on Friday. Essex, on the other hand, has a chance to bounce back against BFA St. Albans.
