On Thursday, the West Franklin Falcons ended up a good deal behind the Hiawatha Red Hawks and lost 57-40. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 108th).
Leading Hiawatha to victory were Kenzie Nelson and Kylie Nelson. Kenzie dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds, while Kylie posted 23 points and seven boards. The match was Kylie's sixth in a row with at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Claire Twombly, who put up five points along with six boards and three blocks.
West Franklin has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. The victory (which was Hiawatha's fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
West Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hiawatha, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-33 defeat against Wellsville on the 4th.
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