Jennings County had won two straight home games and Mollie Ernstes did her part to make it three on Thursday. The Jennings County Panthers managed a 55-50 win over the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs thanks in part to Ernstes, who went 9 for 20 en route to 25 points and four steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.

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The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Mcintosh, who posted ten points and four blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks.
Franklin Community's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maggie Doty, who went 7 of 9 on her way to 18 points and seven rebounds. Doty continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Ella Mccrary was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Jennings County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Franklin Community, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
Jennings County has already played their next matchup, a 55-54 victory against Batesville on the 7th. As for Franklin Community, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-38 defeat against East Central on the 7th.
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