After flying high against Eldorado on Friday, Hamilton County came back down to earth. The Foxes were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 46-45 to the Frankfort Redbirds. The Foxes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Redbirds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2025.
When it comes to explaining why Hamilton County lost, don't look at Rayci Phelps. Despite the final result, she posted 23 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 51.1% of the Foxes' points, marking the seventh time in a row Phelps has scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kalin Nichols, who earned eight points.
Evyn Lemmon produced another solid effort going 10-for-20 on her way to 26 points and eight boards for Frankfort. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Lemmon has scored at least a third of the Redbirds' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Ridgeway, who had 11 points.
Hamilton County's record is now 14-10. As for Frankfort, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
Hamilton County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-40 win against Carmi-White County on the 2nd. As for Frankfort, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 48-17 defeat against Benton on the 3rd.
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