Basketball Recap: Franklin Regional Drops Season-High Score on Greensburg Salem

Panthers

Team Score

01/07/25 @ Greensburg Salem	63
12/16/24 vs Penn Hills	60
12/19/24 @ Gateway	58
12/12/24 @ Plum	54
12/07/24 vs Canon-McMillan	46

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin Regional). They were the clear victor by a 63-39 margin over the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions on Tuesday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Greensburg Salem had strong showings from Sophie Bekerleg, who posted nine points, and Mya Heasley, who had 14 points. That was a full 35.9% of Greensburg Salem's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Franklin Regional pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Greensburg Salem, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.

Franklin Regional will be playing at home against Shaler Area at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Greensburg Salem, they will head out on the road to take on Greater Latrobe at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.