After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Whitefield Academy, Ballard was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the LKY Saints as the Ballard Bruins made off with a 78-53 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bruins considering their 22-point performance the contest before.
Despite the loss, LKY saw an underclassman step up: freshman Courtney Simmon went 6 for 12 en route to 23 points and seven boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Simmon has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Savannah McCartney, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Ballard's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for LKY, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Ballard will take on Franklin County at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for LKY, they will be playing at home against Bluegrass United at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. LKY is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
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