Preview: Franklin County Wildcats vs. Connersville Spartans
Franklin County is 1-8 against Connersville since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Franklin County Wildcats are on the road again and plays the Connersville Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, things could have been worse for Franklin County, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-39 loss to Centerville.
Despite the defeat, Franklin County had strong showings from Isaiah Kemp, who scored 12 points, and Quinn Gilman, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Connersville struggled with assists on Saturday (New Palestine had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Connersville was dealt a 86-39 loss at the hands of New Palestine. While losing is never fun, Connersville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while New Palestine is ranked tenth).
Despite their loss, Connersville saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Blaine Hornsby, who scored eight points, was perhaps the best of all. Hunter Allen was another key contributor, scoring five points along with five assists.
He wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Connersville were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their 11th loss (out of 15 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Franklin County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Connersville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-16.
Franklin County ended up a good deal behind Connersville in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, losing 46-32. Can Franklin County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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