Franklin Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the South Bend Washington Panthers 75-43. While losing is never fun, the Grizzly Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Panthers are ranked fifth).
Several Grizzly Cubs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hanna Stewart, who posted six points. Amelia Richter was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Monique Mitchell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for South Bend Washington, shooting 5-for-7 from deep and dropping a double-double on 36 points and ten boards. Those 36 points gave Mitchell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Makyla McNeal, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Franklin Community's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for South Bend Washington, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
Franklin Community wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 58-35 loss against Jennings County on the 28th. As for South Bend Washington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-53 victory against Carmel on the 28th.
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