The Franklin Central Flashes will take on the Fishers Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Franklin Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Perry Meridian by a score of 65-57 on Wednesday. Given the Flashes' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Falcons are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fishers put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Carroll 72-40. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Fishers' win came from a few key players Franklin Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jason Gardner, who went 6 of 12 en route to 15 points and four steals. Those four steals gave him a new career-high. Justin Kirby was another key player, going 7 for 10 on his way to 15 points.
Fishers was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carroll only racked up five assists.
Franklin Central's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Fishers, they pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Franklin Central might still be hurting after the 65-40 defeat they got from Fishers in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fishers' Jonanthony Hall, who went 7 of 9 en route to 15 points along with six boards and three steals. Now that Franklin Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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