La Grange lost against Franklin back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The La Grange Leopards took a 50-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Franklin Lions. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 561st, while the Lions are ranked 181st).
La Grange's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kylie Trlicek, who went 8 for 17 en route to 20 points plus five steals, and Campbell Cooper Sg 2027, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Cooper Sg 2027 has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Macie Collier was another key player, earning five points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, La Grange smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests.
La Grange's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Franklin, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
La Grange has already played their next match, a 44-25 victory against Anderson-Shiro on the 6th. Franklin has also already played their next game (against La Grange), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps