Steilacoom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against the Franklin Pierce Cardinals, falling 70-35. While losing is never fun, the Sentinels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 147th).
Leading Franklin Pierce to victory were Javon Barbee and Hakeen Collins. Barbee went 14 of 25 on his way to 33 points along with six boards and five assists, while Collins almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Barbee has scored at least a third of Franklin Pierce's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abinidi Semeli, who posted five points.
Steilacoom's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Franklin Pierce, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Steilacoom will head out to face off against Fife at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Franklin Pierce, they will host Washington at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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