The Franklin-Simpson Wildcats put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Warren East with a sharp 55-29 victory. Fans of Franklin-Simpson have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season ended as a blowout.
Franklin-Simpson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Vanessa Ray led the charge by scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds. Those seven rebounds set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Kloie Smith, who scored ten points along with nine rebounds.
Franklin-Simpson pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Warren East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Franklin-Simpson will take on Edmonson County in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday at. Warren East will be home for the holidays to greet Glasgow at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Glasgow will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while Warren East is ranked 34th).
