Franklin hasn't had much luck against McNair recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Franklin Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the McNair Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Franklin came up short against Stagg and fell 47-39.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McNair). They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 76-20 victory over Weston Ranch. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 51.1 points per game.
Franklin better focus on containing Kalysa Phanhsavang and Anjulie Navarro as the pair were huge in McNair's win. Phanhsavang almost dropped a triple-double on 23 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists, while Navarro went 12 for 16 on her way to 27 points along with six assists and five steals. Those nine boards gave Phanhsavang a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Vongdeng, Sengmany, who went 6 of 7 en route to 14 points.
McNair was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
McNair's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.7 points. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Franklin took a serious blow against McNair in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 86-35. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Franklin was down 44-17.
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