The Whiteland Warriors pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Franklin Community by a score of 58-55. While losing is never fun, Whiteland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Franklin Community is ranked 16th).
Whiteland's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaskirat Banwait, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Wiatt Mclaughlin was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds.
Micah Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Franklin Community, scoring 36 points along with three steals. Davis is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Malakai Bravard, who scored four points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Whiteland and nudges their season record down to 10-7. As for Franklin Community, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Whiteland will take on Mooresville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Mooresville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday. Franklin Community won't have much time to rest: their next match is against New Palestine at 7:30 p.m. on January 20th. New Palestine knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten games -- so hopefully Franklin Community likes a good challenge.
