Bacon Basketball Rolling, RHAM Looming

Seniors #1 Ashley Lizotte and #13 Valerie Luizzi have helped lead the Bobcats to nine wins in their first ten games this winter

Bacon Academy girls’ basketball has won nine of ten games this season, including back-to-back impressive road wins over Woodstock Academy and Stonington.
           
In the win over Woodstock Academy on Jan. 13, Marissa Nudd led the way with 26 points, 18 coming in the first half, as the Bobcats blew away the Centaurs 67-28. Valerie Luizzi added 15 and Ashley Lizotte scored nine.
           
On Jan. 18, they took down Stonington 61-31 behind 17 points from Nudd, 16 from Luizzi, and 11 from Lizotte. 
           
The team’s only blemish was a loss against E.O. Smith during the holiday break.  
           
The Bobcats have a tough test against Waterford (7-3) this Friday, Jan. 21 followed by games against Fitch (1/25), Killingly (1/28), and Amistad (1/31) before the highly-anticipated rivalry game against RHAM in early February. 
           
As of publications, the Raptors from RHAM are undefeated with a record of 10-0. They recently broke the school record by hitting 18 three-pointers in a 72-45 win over South Windsor on Jan. 14. 
           
Lauren Fenton and Grace Whitmore each connected on four from beyond the arc, Sarah West (game-high 17 points) and Maddy Evans nailed three from downtown, Ailish Kleinhen knocked down a pair of triples, and Marina McLaughlin and Ally Deckman each made a three-pointer during the historic night.
           
The Raptors latest win was a 69-39 victory over Rocky Hill on Jan. 18. West again led the way with 18 points, while Evans added 14 and Fenton had 10.   
           
Through the first ten games, both the Bobcats and Raptors are outscoring their opponents by over 19 points per game.   
           
​The basketball border-battle is scheduled for Wed, Feb. 2 at RHAM High School. Tip-off is 6:45 p.m.