Franklin Central lost against New Palestine back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Franklin Central Flashes were beaten by the New Palestine Dragons 69-38. The Flashes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-12.
New Palestine had a senior duo take command as Julius Gizzi went 10 for 20 on his way to 27 points and Moses Haynes dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gizzi has scored at least a third of New Palestine's points. Will Davison was another key player, putting up eight points.
Franklin Central dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for New Palestine, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Franklin Central and Lawrence North will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lawrence North knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Franklin Central likes a good challenge. As for New Palestine, they will face off against Lawrenceburg at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. New Palestine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season.
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