The Franklin Sabers waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat West Allis Central 71-24 at home. Given Franklin's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while West Allis Central is ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin had a senior duo take command as Lauren Capstran almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine steals and Natalie Meaux scored 17 points along with eight assists and three steals. Capstran has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Zoey Hoffman, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for West Allis Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-23 record this season.
Franklin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-58 victory vs. Indian Trail on the 24th. West Allis Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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