The South Philadelphia Rams had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They strolled past Franklin Learning Center with points to spare, taking the game 36-22. That's another feather in the cap for South Philadelphia, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
South Philadelphia's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Halimah Blackwell, who scored 15 points. India Brooks was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Janai Richardson and Ameira Thomas certainly did their best on Wednesday to try and avoid the loss. Richardson scored nine points, while Thomas scored eight points.
South Philadelphia's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Franklin Learning Center, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
South Philadelphia will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Nueva Esperanza at 3:30 p.m. on January 29th. As for Franklin Learning Center, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against String Theory at 3:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few points on average, (String Theory: 26.5, Franklin Learning Center: 22.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
