A victory for Central Baptist just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by the Franklin Road Christian Minutemen 72-44. The Swordsmen have struggled against the Minutemen recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Franklin Road Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Connor Branch, who went 10 for 13 en route to 23 points plus eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Branch a new career-high in field goal percentage (77%). Another player making a difference was Wes Fuqua, who went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points plus six assists and four steals.
Central Baptist now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Franklin Road Christian, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Central Baptist has already played their next game, a 66-37 loss against South Haven Christian on the 16th. Franklin Road Christian has also already played their next match (against Central Baptist), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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