Franklin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to the Shelbyville Golden Bears on the road by a 50-33 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 50th).
When it comes to explaining why Franklin County lost, don't look at Quinn Gillman. Despite the final result, he posted six points. Jordan Stringer also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shelbyville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caden Claxton, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Brody Runnebohm, who had ten points.
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Shelbyville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Franklin County will welcome Talawanda at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Shelbyville, they will head out on the road to square off against New Palestine at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th.
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