Ariton lost against Abbeville two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Ariton Purple Cats lost to the Abbeville Yellowjackets on the road by a 73-55 margin. While losing is never fun, the Purple Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 74th).
Despite the defeat, Ariton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Addison Senn went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points and five assists. Senn continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Easton Kilpatrick was another key player, putting up eight points and six assists.
Ariton has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season. As for Abbeville, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Ariton has already played their next game (against Northside Methodist Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Abbeville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-51 victory against Cottonwood on the 28th.
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