The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 14 straight wins but they left with 15. They blew past Martinsville 64-27 on the road. Franklin Community has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 22 points or more this season.
Scarlett Kimbrell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Erica Buening was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Franklin Community pushed their record up to 20-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Martinsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-15.
Franklin Community will be playing in front of their home fans against Jennings County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jennings County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine matches -- so hopefully Franklin Community likes a good challenge. As for Martinsville, they will head out on the road to take on Edgewood at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Edgewood focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
