Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 89-48 loss at the hands of the Bear Creek Bruins. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1333rd, while the Bruins are ranked 419th).
Bear Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Matt Romano, who posted 20 points. The dominant performance gave Romano a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie Andeola, who scored 19 points.
Franklin's record is now 1-21. As for Bear Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Franklin will square off against River Islands at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. River Islands knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Franklin likes a good challenge. As for Bear Creek, they are taking a road trip to challenge McNair at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Bear Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.
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