Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Franklin Regional can't hold off Plum
January 29, 2019: Murrysville, PA 15668 The Franklin Regional Panthers basketball team (Murrysville, PA), was nudged 54-49 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Plum Mustangs (Pittsburgh, PA)
The Mustangs now possess a 4-14 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mars for a WPIAL 5A 3 battle on Friday, February 1. Plum will battle a Fightin' Planets team coming off a 73-42 league win over Armstrong (Kittanning, PA). The Fightin' Planets record now stands at 18-1.
The Panthers (13-6) will now prepare for their battle against Indiana (Indiana, PA). The Little Indians come into the WPIAL 5A 3 battle with a 3-14 record. In their last battle, Indiana edged Kiski Area (Vandergrift, PA), 59-52, in a non-league battle.