On Thursday, the Ryle Raiders faced the Franklin County Flyers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Ryle's tough 66-46 loss to Franklin County might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Ryle of the 79-69 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2017.
Quinn Eubank and Jaelyn Jones certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Eubank scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists, while Jones scored 14 points along with five steals. Eubank has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sarah Baker, who scored eight points.
Ryle's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Franklin County, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-6.
Ryle will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Conner at 7:45 p.m. on February 27th. As for Franklin County, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Bullitt East at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Franklin County's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Bullitt East has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
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