New Franklin suffered their closest defeat since December 17, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Westran Hornets by a score of 48-45. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hornets earlier this season, when they won 47-38.
Westran found their leader in sophomore Cruze Haynes, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points and three steals. Haynes is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Kallmeyer, who posted nine points.
Bulldogs
| 02/01/25 vs Westran | 45-48 |
| 01/29/25 vs South Callaway | 52-41 |
| 01/27/25 @ Community | 64-25 |
| 01/24/25 vs Jamestown | 76-50 |
| 01/22/25 @ Harrisburg | 43-55 |
The loss snapped New Franklin's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-6 record. As for Westran, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.
New Franklin has already played their next contest (against Boonville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Westran will take on Marceline at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Westran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.7 points per game this season.
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