The Falls Lake Firebirds had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They came out on top against Franklin Academy by a score of 50-41. 50 seems to be a good number for Falls Lake as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Emerson Thompson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds. Thompson is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. Destiny Williams was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds.
Falls Lake pushed their record up to 26-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Franklin Academy, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
Falls Lake and NCSSM: Durham will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 22nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Falls Lake is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked 123rd, while NCSSM: Durham is ranked 282nd). Franklin Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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