The Middletown Islanders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight loss. They took a serious blow against Lincoln School, falling 56-29. Middletown was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-5.
Middletown lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ella Bolano, who scored 17 points. Bolano scored a full 58.6% of Middletown's points, the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Francesca Goldman was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Sarah Berube continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lincoln School, scoring 24 points along with three steals. The game was Berube's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Reign Whiteing, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Middletown's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-8. As for Lincoln School, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Middletown will take on Exeter-West Greenwich at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Exeter-West Greenwich presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Middletown in Rhode Island (Exeter-West Greenwich is ranked fourth, while Middletown is ranked 46th). Lincoln School won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Narragansett at 5:30 p.m. on January 10th. Narragansett's defense has only allowed 26.4 points per game this season, so Lincoln School's offense will have their work cut out for Lincoln School.
