Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 56-35 to the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets. The Flyers were down 49-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 01/14/25 @ Heartland Lutheran | 16 |
| 01/09/25 @ Alma | 8 |
| 01/07/25 vs Sumner-Eddyville-Miller | 12 |
| 01/04/25 @ Lawrence-Nelson | 11 |
| 01/03/25 @ Southwest | 20 |
Despite the loss, Franklin still got an impressive performance from Eldon Haack, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 boards. Haack is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Caiden Peterman, who posted seven points along with five assists and five boards.
Heartland Lutheran found their leader in freshman Luke Olson, who shot 4-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 23 points and 16 rebounds. Chad Rostvet was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Heartland Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 3-9.
Franklin will be playing at home against Blue Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Heartland Lutheran has already played their next match, a 49-31 defeat against Newman Grove/St. Edward on the 16th.
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