Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Royals defeat Dixie Heights 61-48 for 5th straight win

The Mason County Royals ran their winning streak to five games with a 61-48 victory over the Dixie Heights Colonels tonight at The Fieldhouse.

The Royals trailed 17-8 in the first quarter but rallied with a 22-4 run.

Mason County outscored Dixie Heights 18-5 in the second quarter and led 36-24 at the half.

The Royals pushed the lead to 14 points at 42-28 in the third quarter.

After Dixie Heights scored eight straight points to cut the lead to six, the Royals responded with a 6-0 run to end the third quarter.

Mason County led by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter.

Caleb Boyd made six of nine three-pointers and scored a career-high 20 points.

Jayden Steward had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Leevi Dunaway added 13 points.

The Royals host the Highlands  Bluebirds Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the US Bank Mike Murphy Classic.

MC (6-2) Dunaway 13, Lofton 3, Perkins 2, Boyd 20, Steward 17, Frey 4, Jones 2

DH (2-6) Karim 11, Jackson 8, Gentry 6, Schreck 10, Schumate 6, Trimpe 4, Szabo 3

MC 18 18 12 13- 61
DH  19 05 12 12- 48

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