The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Center Grove Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on February 17th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Franklin Community rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Huskies, posting a 69-30 victory on the road. Given Franklin Community's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Evansville North is ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Lauren Klem, who scored 14 points along with five assists and five rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Urban, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Center Grove entered their tilt with Bedford North Lawrence with 18 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 19. Everything went Center Grove's way against Bedford North Lawrence on Saturday as Center Grove made off with a 48-27 victory. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, as Center Grove did.
Center Grove's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lilly Bischoff, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Rachel Wirts was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Franklin Community has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Center Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 26-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Franklin Community hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60.4 points per game. However, it's not like Center Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.6 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Franklin Community beat Center Grove 62-53 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Does Franklin Community have another victory up their sleeve, or will Center Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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