Basketball Recap: Minor Takes a Loss

Minor lost against Wenonah last Monday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Minor Tigers took a 54-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wenonah Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Dragons are ranked 37th).

Samarian Franklin was her usual excellent self, going 9 for 21 on her way to 26 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists for Wenonah. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Franklin has scored at least a third of Wenonah's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aariyanah Parker, who posted six points along with 14 boards and four blocks.

This is the second loss in a row for Minor and nudges their season record down to 3-8. As for Wenonah, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Minor will host McAdory at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Wenonah, they will welcome Sipsey Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wenonah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season.