West Henderson was the 54-46 winner over Franklin when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The West Henderson Falcons fell to the Franklin Panthers 64-59. The Falcons just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was June Scontras, who went 6 for 10 to rack up 19 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Scontras a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Lyda, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.
Falcons
| 02/07/25 vs Franklin | 59-64 |
| 02/04/25 @ North Buncombe | 44-58 |
| 01/31/25 vs Pisgah | 41-53 |
Even though they lost, West Henderson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 36 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Mckenna Plemmons was a one-woman wrecking crew for Franklin as she posted 26 points and five rebounds. Layla Maloy was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 13 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
West Henderson's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Franklin, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Coming up, West Henderson will square off against Tuscola at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Henderson is facing Tuscola at the right time seeing as Tuscola is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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