Franklin lost against Pisgah back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Franklin Panthers took a blow against the Pisgah Bears, falling 65-32. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Bears are ranked 29th).
Despite the loss, Franklin saw an underclassman step up: freshman Bristol Brooks posted 12 points. Katelyn Foster was another key player, putting up five points.
It was another big night for Chandler Lowery, who scored 15 points in addition to eight assists and five boards for Pisgah. The dominant performance gave Lowery a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Campbell, who went 7 for 15 en route to 16 points.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Pisgah, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Franklin has already played their next game, a 66-20 win against North Henderson on the 31st. As for Pisgah, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 53-41 victory against West Henderson on the 31st.
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