
Eagles
03/08/25 vs Tipton | 42-43 |
03/07/25 vs Lapel | 61-49 |
03/04/25 vs Elwood | 58-43 |
02/28/25 @ Blue River Valley | 64-39 |
02/25/25 vs Shenandoah | 46-39 |
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Frankton can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 43-42 to the Tipton Blue Devils. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
Loss or not, Frankton got some senior leadership from Joey Wright and Brady Carmack. Wright posted 19 points, while Carmack scored 14 points and six boards. Wright continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played.
Even though they lost, Frankton was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their sixth loss (out of 21 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Tipton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Grady Carpenter, who put up 18 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. Carpenter's big performance that evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Grayson McFalls, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points along with six boards and three blocks.
Frankton's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Tipton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Frankton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tipton, they will face off against Manchester at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Manchester sitting on four straight victories and Tipton on eight.
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