SUMMERDALE, PA --  The Villa Maria College men's basketball team hit the road on Saturday and played Central Penn College. After a hard-fought battle, the Vikings dropped the game by a score of 85-69. The loss puts Villa at 3-5 on the season, while the Knights now hold a record of 4-3. 
 
The Vikings fell behind by double-digits early in the first half, but quickly gathered themselves and mounted a comeback. At the 11-minute mark the team was down 25-14, before Jaylin Rose made a layup to cut the deficit to nine points. A few second later, Raymond Sims converted a three-point play to shift the score to 25-19. Juwan Beale continued the run with a three pointer and that was followed by a Trayvon Holt layup to shrink the Knights lead to just one point. After a bit of back-and-forth. Derick Simpson added a bucket of his own to give the unit their first lead of the game. When the first half ended, the Vikings led 41-40. 
 
The lead was short lived in the second half as the Knights took control within the first couple of minutes. Holt and Simpson did their best to keep the team within striking distance, knocking down shots to keep the deficit under three points. Villa could not complete the comeback and regain the lead and fell by a final score of 85-69 when the final horn blew. 
 
Sims led the team with 18 points off the bench, while also grabbing seven rebounds in 21 minutes of play. Simpson recorded a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds, while also swatting away two balls. 
 
The team will be back in action on Friday, Dec. 13 when they host Bryant and Stratton- Albany. The game is set for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off at the Villa Maria College Athletic Center. 
 
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