Central Bucks West's tournament run continued when they took on Philip Simmons on Monday. The Central Bucks West Bucks fell just short of the Philip Simmons Iron Horses by a score of 33-30. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 433rd in Pennsylvania, while the Iron Horses are ranked 108th in South Carolina).
Philip Simmons' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blake Darby led the charge by going 5 for 10 on his way to 10 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbin Driggers, who posted no points in addition to seven assists and four steals.
Central Bucks West's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Philip Simmons, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Central Bucks West and Central Bucks East will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Philip Simmons, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Woodland at 8:00 p.m. on January 10th.
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