Frankton kicked off their season on the road on Saturday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 61-50 to the Lapel Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 59-42 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Despite the loss, Frankton still got an impressive performance from Brady Carmack, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Carmack a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Joey Wright was another key player, scoring 17 points.
Even though they lost, Frankton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Brode B Judge was nothing short of spectacular for Lapel: he went 8 for 16 en route to 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bode Judge, who had 17 points along with eight rebounds.
Frankton has already played their next match, a 77-32 win against Muncie Burris on the 3rd. As for Lapel, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-64 defeat against Pendleton Heights on the 6th.
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