Springfield’s Lexi Aaron, right, chases a loose ball. She has bounced back from a knee injury to help the Cougars put together an eighth-game winning streak. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group).
By Matt Smith
On Dec. 17, 2021, Lexi Aaron scored a game-high 16 points to lead Springfield to a 42-36 win over Marple Newtown.
She was one of three returning starters from a great team that went undefeated until the semifinal round of the PIAA Cass 5A tournament during the pandemic-shortened 2021 season. Last winter, Aaron was a junior poised to have a breakout season as a top scorer for the Cougars. The team was bound for success with juniors Aaron, Mia Valerio and Anabel Kreydt showing the way.
In an instant, everything was taken away from Aaron. Days after her solid performance against Marple, Aaron suffered a season-ending injury that would not require surgery. Bound for Towson to play lacrosse, the three-sport athlete was forced to sit on the sidelines and rehab her knee for the remainder of the school year.