The Franklin Road Christian Minutemen lost against the Clarksville Christian Centurions back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Franklin Road Christian had to suffer through a rough 74-34 loss at the hands of Clarksville Christian. While losing is never fun, Franklin Road Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while Clarksville Christian is ranked 40th).
When it comes to explaining why Franklin Road Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Gracie Tidwell. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Applegate, who scored six points.
Nevaeh Brooks was her usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with six steals and five assists for Clarksville Christian. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brooks has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Lauren Hassell, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Franklin Road Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 25-7. As for Clarksville Christian, they pushed their record up to 18-9 with that victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season.
Franklin Road Christian will head out on the road to square off against Pleasant View Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Pleasant View Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 last Tuesday. Clarksville Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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