The Felicity-Franklin Cardinals pushed their score all the way to 59 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 78-59 bruising from Fayetteville-Perry. Felicity-Franklin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Felicity-Franklin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caleb Ninichuck, who scored 14 points along with three blocks. It was the first time this season that Ninichuck posted two or more blocks. Hayden Broadwell was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Felicity-Franklin dropped their record down to 7-13 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Fayetteville-Perry, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Felicity-Franklin will square off against Lynchburg-Clay at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Felicity-Franklin is facing Lynchburg-Clay at the right time seeing as Lynchburg-Clay is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they will head out on the road to square off against East Clinton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fayetteville-Perry is facing East Clinton at the right time seeing as East Clinton is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
