Franklin Community was the 66-53 winner over Bloomington North when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs took a 58-42 bruising from the Bloomington North Cougars on Saturday.
Kolt Nelson and Jaxson Doddridge certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Nelson posted 11 points and seven boards, while Doddridge earned eight points. Another player making a difference was Tony Barnes, who put up five points and six rebounds.
Bloomington North was led to victory by Luke Lindman and Derrick J.R. Cross. Lindman went 5 of 7 on his way to 21 points, while Cross had 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance gave Cross a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Lindeman, who posted seven points and 11 rebounds.
Franklin Community now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Bloomington North, they moved to 1-5 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
After both having extra time off, Franklin Community and Shelbyville will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Shelbyville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season. As for Bloomington North, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Fort Wayne Wayne at 3:45 p.m. on January 2, 2025. Fort Wayne Wayne knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Bloomington North likes a good challenge.
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