The Frankston Indians and the Marlin Bulldogs squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Frankston Indians had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 69-33. While losing is never fun, Frankston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while Marlin is ranked 183rd).
Marlin had a senior duo take command as Shawna Robinson scored 23 points along with six rebounds and five steals and Kya Mitchell scored 20 points along with four steals. Mitchell hasn't dropped below three steals for 16 straight games. Another player making a difference was Aaria Johnson, who scored five points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Frankston has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season. As for Marlin, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 26-3.
Frankston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marlin, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-48 win vs. LaPoynor on the 19th.
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