Basketball Recap: Middletown Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Middletown can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 62-29 loss at the hands of the Princeton Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, with their most recent loss being a 65-23 defeat back in January.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Princeton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mari Gerton, who en route to 15 points and four steals. Gerton's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Erin Thomas, who to rack up 13 points.

Middletown has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. The win was the tenth in a row for Princeton, bringing their record for this year to 17-6.

Middletown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Princeton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-57 victory against Sycamore on the 22nd.