The Mason County Royals suffered a rare defeat at The Fieldhouse on Friday Night losing to the the defending state champion Scott County Cardinals 76 - 64.
The Royals, plagued by foul trouble and poor free throw shooting, could not hold off the talented Cardinals and never got closer than 8 points down with 1:40 remaining in the game.
Mason County started strong and led by eight in the second quarter but then Scott County surged to lead by five at the break 33 -28.
The decisive third quarter belonged to the Cardinals as they outscored the Royals 22-13 and stretched their insurmountable lead to fourteen points as Mason County missed eight straight free throws and struggled to find a rhythym.
With Daris Miller, Trevor Setty, and Keith Downing on the bench with five fouls each the Royals made a comeback attempt in the closing minutes but ultimately fell short of the Defending State Champions.
Russ Middleton led Mason County in scoring with 20 points. Ethan King Scored 14 points and Trevor Setty added 10.
MC FG 37% 3 PT FG 26.6% FT 56.3% REB 38 TO 21
SC FG 41.%% 3 PT FG 45.5% FT 77.% REB 39 TO 16
MC (14-3) Middleton 20, Downing 7, Miller 5, Setty 10, King 14, Tolle 2, Pawsat 6
SC (10-7) Guyn 16, Portwood 14, Lee 6, Phares 23, Hundley 4, Birchfield 6, Adams 8
MC 11 17 13 23-64
SC 09 24 22 21-76
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