The Franklin Road Christian Minutemen were the 18-17 winner over the Christian Community Colts when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Franklin Road Christian fell 39-30 to Christian Community on Monday. Franklin Road Christian has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Franklin Road Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gracie Tidwell, who scored six points along with 12 rebounds and three steals. Tidwell has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Applegate, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Franklin Road Christian were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christian Community only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Christian Community can attribute much of their success to M.J. Dodd, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and four steals. That's the first time this season that Dodd pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alexis Myers, who scored nine points.
Franklin Road Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Christian Community, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8.
Franklin Road Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Pleasant View Christian at 6:00 p.m. on January 9th. Hopefully Pleasant View Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 back in December of 2023. Christian Community's road trip will continue as they head out to face Varsity Opponent at 11:40 p.m. on January 11th.
