The Franklin Central Purple Devils came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton and snuck past 45-43. That's another feather in the cap for Franklin Central, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Franklin Central found their leader in underclassman Shannon Kingsbury, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Kingsbury has scored at least a third of Franklin Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeline Hyzer, who scored five points along with 15 rebounds and four steals.
Franklin Central pushed their record up to 8-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Franklin Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton also has no future games currently scheduled.
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