Frankfort hasn't had much luck against Massac County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Frankfort Redbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Massac County Patriots at 6:15 p.m. Frankfort has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Frankfort is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 65-23 victory over Century. Given the Redbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Centurions are ranked 631st), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Evyn Lemmon
| 02/10/25 vs Century | 9 |
| 02/06/25 vs Anna-Jonesboro | 8 |
| 02/04/25 @ Benton | 8 |
| 02/01/25 @ Hamilton County | 8 |
Evyn Lemmon was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Neibch, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds.
Frankfort was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Massac County suffered their biggest defeat since January 16th on Tuesday. They came up short against Marion, falling 64-40.
The win got Frankfort back to even at 15-15. As for Massac County, they dropped their record down to 11-17 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Frankfort ended up a good deal behind Massac County when the teams last played back in February of 2024, losing 64-45. Can Frankfort avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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