The Farmington Farmers pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to Peoria Christian. Farmington has not had much luck with Peoria Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Peoria Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gavin Walder led the charge by scoring 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Persinger, who scored 18 points along with seven assists.
Farmington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season. As for Peoria Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-10.
Farmington will be playing at home against Brimfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Peoria Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-57 defeat vs. Calvary on the 10th.
