Somerset Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Sunday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against the Danville Christian Academy Warriors, falling 76-51. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Warriors are ranked 36th).
Leading Danville Christian Academy to victory were Leek Ateny and Lual Ayiei. Ateny made all 10 shots he took to post 22 points and six rebounds, while Ayiei went 8 of 11 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds. Ateny's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Titus Boyd, who posted nine points along with five assists and four steals.
Somerset Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Danville Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Somerset Christian will venture away from home to challenge McCreary Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McCreary Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Somerset Christian likes a good challenge. As for Danville Christian Academy, they will welcome Pulaski County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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