Basketball Preview: Cobden Appleknockers vs. Pope County Pirates
The Cobden Appleknockers will be taking part in a tournament against the Pope County Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cobden is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Hardin County. Cobden took their match on Monday with ease, bagging a 49-18 victory over Hardin County. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Appleknockers have posted against the Cougars since January 18, 2018.
Natalie Franklin and Dixie Kaufmann were among the main playmakers for Cobden as the former dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds and the latter went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus five assists and two steals. Franklin is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last 20 games she's played dating back to last season. Shawna Burgess was another key player, earning two points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.
Cobden was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hardin County only posted an.
Meanwhile, Pope County strolled past Century with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 45-29. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Bella Fasolo was a one-man wrecking crew for Pope County as she had 18 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Fasolo's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Holmes, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Cobden was taken down by Pope County 58-13 in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cobden was down 35-6.
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