Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Franklin's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Bristol Brooks

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/04/25 vs Smoky Mountain	45%
01/28/25 @ Pisgah	38%
12/13/24 @ East Henderson	33%
12/28/24 @ Towns County	30%
12/19/24 @ Murphy	30%

Franklin won the last time they faced Smoky Mountain, and Bristol Brooks did her part to make sure it happened again. The Franklin Panthers came out on top against the Smoky Mountain Mustangs by a score of 59-50 on Tuesday thanks in part to Brooks, who went 5 for 11 to rack up 16 points and five assists. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in shooting accuracy (45%).

When it comes to explaining why Smoky Mountain lost, don't look at Kailey Broom. Despite the final result, she posted 16 points and six rebounds. Braelyn Mulligan was another key player, putting up nine points.

Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points over those games. As for Smoky Mountain, they dropped their record down to 6-15 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Franklin wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 55-34 victory against Swain County on the 5th. As for Smoky Mountain, they have also already played their next game, a 54-29 win against North Henderson on the 6th.