Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin County). They came out on top against the Commerce Tigers by a score of 52-39 on Thursday. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 58-49 win the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Commerce saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Arianna Patman scored 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Patman is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Essence Hester, who scored five points in addition to six rebounds and two steals.
The victory got Franklin County back to even at 2-2. As for Commerce, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Franklin County will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Elbert County at 6:00 p.m. on December 3rd. As for Commerce, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-34 victory against East Jackson on the 23rd.
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