The Hamilton Southeastern Royals won the last time they faced the Franklin Central Flashes, and things went their way on Thursday too. Hamilton Southeastern came out on top against Franklin Central by a score of 58-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hamilton Southeastern.
Hamilton Southeastern was led to victory by Nate Orr and Braeden Totton. Orr scored 19 points along with two steals, while Totton scored 20 points along with two steals. Totton hasn't dropped below 17 points for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Donovan Hamilton, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, Franklin Central saw an underclassman step up: Ej Hazelett scored 19 points along with six assists and two steals. Dante Edwards was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds.
Hamilton Southeastern has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Franklin Central, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hamilton Southeastern will take on Carmel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Indiana (Carmel is ranked 20th, while Hamilton Southeastern is ranked 12th). As for Franklin Central, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Greenwood at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully Franklin Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday.
