Meridian unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Cobden Appleknockers by a score of 53-50 on Wednesday. The Bobcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Appleknockers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Cobden was led to victory by Dixie Kaufmann and Natalie Franklin. Kaufmann went 10 for 16 en route to 29 points plus two steals, while Franklin dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds. Franklin is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Cobden and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Meridian will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Shawnee at 6:00 p.m. on December 4th. As for Cobden, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 37-30 loss against Pope County on the 23rd.
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