GIRLS HOOPS: Eagles 1 Win From Final

The girls basketball team went 23-2 last season.

The likely still sits in the back of the players' minds.

Thursday, the Eagles have a chance to atone for that defeat.

Aberdeen and Frederick meet at 9 p.m. Thursday at UMBC's RAC Arena—a rematch of in the state title game.

However, the paths the two squads took to get here this year have been different.

Aberdeen (24-1) has won its three playoff games by an average of 25 points, with nobody coming closer than 18 points.

Frederick opened with a 68-21 blowout over Rockville before a 69-47 win against Urbana. In the Class 3A West final, the Cadets defeated No. 1 seed Damascus, 60-59.

Aberdeen didn't lose until the final week of the regular season, claiming an Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference title in the process.

With a win Thursday, Aberdeen would face the winner of River Hill (21-4) and Westlake (18-7)—who meet in Thursday's 7 p.m. semifinal at UMBC.

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