Basketball Recap: Franklin Cougars vs. Permian Panthers
Franklin extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Emma Balsiger. The Franklin Cougars took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 64-36 victory over the Permian Panthers thanks in part to Balsiger, who shot 6-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 32 points and 11 rebounds. She has been hot , having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.
Franklin was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February.
Franklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Permian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-7.
Franklin has already played their next match, a 77-47 win against Ironwood Ridge on the 5th. Permian has also already played their next contest (against Franklin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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