Basketball Recap: Franklin Central Skates Past Eastern with Ease

Flashes

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs Eastern	48
12/17/24 @ Franklin Community	17
12/27/24 vs Borden	13
12/21/24 @ Zionsville	-4
12/14/24 @ Lawrence Central	-14

On Friday, the Franklin Central Flashes humbled the Eastern Musketeers with a 70-22 victory. The Flashes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.

Franklin Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lily Graves, who went 7 for 10 on her way to 19 points. Payton Duvall was another key player, putting up six points along with 12 boards and six blocks.

Franklin Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.1 points per game. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.

Franklin Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-45 win against Columbus North on the 28th. Eastern has also already played their next game, a 54-44 loss against Scottsburg on the 28th.