Franklin lost against McNair back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Franklin Yellowjackets received a blow as they fell 65-48 to the McNair Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 967th, while the Eagles are ranked 395th).
Several Yellowjackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kiara Salcedo, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards. Salcedo is becoming a predictor of Franklin's success: when she posts at least eight rebounds the team is 6-3 (and 1-8 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cheynne Pitts, who posted nine points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Franklin smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McNair only pulled down eight offensive boards.
McNair was led to victory by Kalysa Phanhsavang and Anjulie Navarro. Phanhsavang went 12 for 18 on her way to 28 points along with six assists and six steals, while Navarro dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 steals. Navarro has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Saniyah Robinson, who earned eight points.
This is the second loss in a row for Franklin and nudges their season record down to 7-11. As for McNair, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Franklin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 66-33 win against Weston Ranch on the 28th. McNair has also already played their next contest, an 80-40 victory against Stagg on the 28th.
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