Even though Varsity Opponent scored an imposing 82 points on Thursday, the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen still came out on top. Franklin Road Christian took their contest against Varsity Opponent 93-82. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin Road Christian.
Noah Pence was his usual excellent self, scoring 33 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Pence is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Ben Walker was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Franklin Road Christian has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Varsity Opponent, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 301-1170-2.
Franklin Road Christian will take on Central Baptist at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Varsity Opponent won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Colonial Christian on January 26th. Colonial Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
