It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Franklin can now relate to. They took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huss Huskies on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (58), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mckenna Plemmons, who posted 21 points. Another player making a difference was Bristol Brooks, who scored 17 points.
Leading Huss to victory were Brooklyn Swann and Shemiah McCoy. Swann dropped a double-double with 24 points and 15 rebounds, while McCoy had 30 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Those 30 points gave McCoy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaleila Littlejohn, who earned 11 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Huss, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Huss, they will challenge A.C. Reynolds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huss is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.3 points per game this season.
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