Friday, February 09, 2024

Young's big game propels Lady Royals to a come from behind win over Nicholas County

Lexi Young scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the Mason County Lady Royals rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Nicholas County Lady Jackets 47-39 on Friday night at The Fieldhouse.

Young scored 21 points in the second half including 16 in the thrid quarter. For the game, she was 12-of-18 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line. She had four steals, one assist and one block.

The Lady Royals trailed 10-2 at the end of the first quarter and 12-2 early in the second quarter. 

Mason County (15-9) closed the gap to 19-15 at the end of the first half. 

After Nicholas County (16-9) scored the first three points of the third quarter, the Lady Royals went on a 10-0 run to lead 35-25 with 2:50 left in the quarter.

The Lady Bears closed to within 35-33, but the Lady Royals answered with a 12-4 run to lead 47-37 with 1:55 remaining in the game.

Mason County will be back in action on Monday night at Paris.

Mason County            02 13 20 12 — 47
Nicholas County         10 09 08 12 — 39

Mason County — Reed 3, Hughes 7, Downs-Perry 3, Young 30, Buttery 4

Nicholas County — Carpenter 4, Simons 9, Banks 5, Felts 5, Davis 2, Humphries 14

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