After flying high against Sylmar last Thursday, Franklin came back down to earth. The Franklin Panthers took a 52-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the University Wildcats. The Panthers lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in November of 2014, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 85-48 score last time.
University's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kahmron Hill, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 19 boards. Hill has been hot, having posted 13 or more rebounds the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Orpheu Cummings, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for University, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Franklin wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 61-58 win against Kennedy on the 4th. As for University, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-54 victory against Sylmar on the 4th.
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