The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will head out to challenge the Center Grove Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
While Franklin Community didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Perry Meridian, posting a 75-31 win. The Grizzly Cubs haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Center Grove over Roncalli in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Trojans blew the Royals out of the water with a 56-23 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 20-point advantage.
Franklin Community better keep an eye on Gracyn Gilliard. She was instrumental in Center Grove's win, shooting 75% from the field on her way to 28 points and six steals. Gilliard's big performance that evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. Haley Wagoner was another key player, going 5-for-7 en route to 11 points and eight rebounds.
Center Grove was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roncalli only racked up five.
Franklin Community's record now sits at 6-2. As for Center Grove, their record is now 6-0.
Franklin Community took a serious blow against Center Grove in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 51-19. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gilliard, who shot 53% from the field to rack up 20 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Now that the Grizzly Cubs know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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