Rising Sun couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 63-27 loss at the hands of the Franklin County Wildcats. The Shiners have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Rising Sun lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kenna Carrigan, who scored five points in addition to five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Carrigan a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Hillary Lambert was another key player, scoring nine points.
Even though they lost, Rising Sun smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Ruby Singer had an outrageously good game for Franklin County as she dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Kaiser, who posted 12 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds.
Rising Sun wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 45-26 loss against South Decatur on the 15th. Franklin County has also already played their next matchup, a 44-40 defeat against Madison on the 9th.
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