Royals defeat Male 75-64 in Louisville

The Mason County Royals built an 18-point lead and withstood Male's rally for a 75-64 victory tonight in their first trip to the Louisville school.

Male jumped out to a 9-2 lead, but Mason County responded and led 25-16 at the end of the first quarter.

The Royals led 65-47 with six minutes left in the game. 

Male pulled to within seven points and had a chance to cut the deficit to five but missed a dunk.

Leevi Dunaway, coming off a 49-point performance Thursday night, had a game-high 25 points.

Caleb Boyd made four three-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points.

Jayden Stewart added 11 points.

The Royals ran their winning streak to four games by shooting 51.9 percent from the field including 50 percent (7 of 14) on three-pointers. They hit 14 of 17 free throws (82.4 percent).

Mason County outrebounded Male 37-28

The Royals host Dixie Heights Tuesday night.

MC (5-2) Dunaway 25, Lofton 6, Perkins 4, Boyd 18, Steward 11, Frey 2, Brammer 9

Male (5-3) Moore 11, Courtney 8, Rowan 18, Withrow 2, Pope 17, Leon 2, Henderson 5, Evans 1

MC 25 14 19 17- 75

M    16 14 12 22- 64