December 20, 2022

Bacco gets 200 in Eagles’ blowout

By Mon Valley Independent

By Jose Negron

jnegron@yourmvi.com

The Serra Catholic girls basketball team cruised to a historic win on William J. Cleary Court Monday night. The Eagles allowed just three first-half points and took a commanding lead into halftime as they gave head coach Matt Bacco his 200th career win with a 59-11 triumph over visiting Springdale in Section 3-2A play.

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