On Saturday, the Henderson County Colonels came up short against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats and fell 63-50. The loss was the Colonels' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Henderson County still got an impressive performance from A'Tylia Green, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 16 points and five steals. Brooklyn Gibson was another key player, going 5 for 9 on her way to 12 points.
Reesha Cawthorn went supernova for Franklin-Simpson, almost dropping a double-double on 35 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Cawthorn a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyniah Brown, who posted 12 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Henderson County fell to 2-1. As for Franklin-Simpson, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Henderson County will challenge Christian County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Franklin-Simpson, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-21 win against Hart County on the 9th.
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