Somerset opened its regional match Thursday evening on a well-recognized courtroom in Pulaski County, however in opposition to an unfamiliar foe in Trinity Christian. The 2 groups had by no means performed earlier than Thursday's recreation.
The ignorance proved to work in opposition to the Briar Jumpers because the Titans stayed proper with them within the first quarter. Their early 6-0 rampage even gave Trinity the lead early within the second. Nonetheless, it was the Josh Lewis present within the interval as he hit three pictures from downtown and had 15 factors by the break. Indred Whitaker, the standard sharpshooter for the Jumpers, was uncharacteristically quiet within the first half for Somerset. That was rapidly remedied within the second half as Whitaker hit six 3-pointers within the remaining 16 minutes of the sport. In the long run, the capturing was an excessive amount of for Trinity Christian as Somerset pulled away with a 73-53 victory. Whitaker completed because the main scorer with 24 factors.
Somerset advances to Monday evening's semifinals to face the evening's Cup winner, the Danville Christian Warriors. Search for the total recreation story in Saturday's version of the Commonwealth Journal.
