Basketball Recap: Franklin Comes Up Short

Franklin played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Deshler Dragons 64-28. The Flyers haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Easton Nash continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Deshler, going 10 for 21 on his way to 27 points. Nash has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Carson Sieber was another key player, going 5 for 12 on his way to 10 points in addition to eight boards and five assists.

Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Deshler, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Franklin will venture away from home to challenge Arapahoe at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Franklin is facing Arapahoe at the right time seeing as Arapahoe is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Deshler, they will be taking part in a tournament against Diller-Odell at 8:00 p.m. on December 27th. Deshler is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.