If Utica Academy of Science was riding high fresh off their 86-36 takedown of Adirondack last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Utica Academy of Science Atoms took a hard 62-48 fall against the Little Falls Mounties on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mounties this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 48-44 back in January.
Despite the loss, Utica Academy of Science still got an impressive performance from Akol Machteng, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 35.4% of Utica Academy of Science's points, marking the fourth time in a row Machteng has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Amari Berkley, who earned ten points and five steals.
Utica Academy of Science's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Little Falls, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Coming up, Utica Academy of Science will face off against Herkimer at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Little Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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