Basketball Recap: Rocky Hill Country Day Mariners vs. Lexington Christian Academy Lions
In what's become a running theme this season, the Rocky Hill Country Day Mariners gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 77-44 win over Lexington Christian Academy. Given Rocky Hill Country Day's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 14th in Rhode Island, while the Lions are ranked 102nd in Massachusetts), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rocky Hill Country Day got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aliona Nikulina out in front who scored 17 points along with six steals and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Mahar, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Lexington Christian Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nicole Burns. Despite the final result, she scored 28 points along with four steals. That was a full 63.6% of Lexington Christian Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Rocky Hill Country Day has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Lexington Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Rocky Hill Country Day will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lexington Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge the Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
