After flying high against Garrard County last Tuesday, McCreary Central came back down to earth. The McCreary Central Raiders came up short against the Danville Christian Academy Warriors on Friday, falling 66-40. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Warriors are ranked 16th).
Danville Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Leek Ateny, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards. The contest was Ateny's third in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Lual Ayiei, who went 7-for-11 to rack up 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
McCreary Central's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Danville Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
As of now, neither McCreary Central nor Danville Christian Academy have any future games scheduled.
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