Basketball Recap: Mia Menzies' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mary Louis Academy over Christ the King

If Mary Louis Academy was feeling good fresh off their 61-39 takedown of Archbishop Molloy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mary Louis Academy Hilltoppers took a 65-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Christ the King Royals. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Royals are ranked first).

Mary Louis Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mia Menzies, who went 6 of 15 en route to 16 points and six boards. Menzies is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Justine Henry, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.

Mary Louis Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Christ the King, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.

Mary Louis Academy has already played their next game (against St. Francis Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Christ the King has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Monsignor McClancy.