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| 03/01/25 - Neutral | 44-42 W |
| 01/07/25 - Away | 55-39 W |
| 01/13/24 - Away | 48-39 W |
| 12/06/22 - Home | 42-38 W |
| 01/27/22 - Home | 46-35 W |
| + 5 more games |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Franklin had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-42 victory over the Slippery Rock Rockets. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now won five in a row.
Katie Boal continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 23 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Franklin's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Stevens, who posted 11 points.
Slippery Rock's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madison Romanovich, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Cj Sabo, who earned 14 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Franklin's victory bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Slippery Rock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-7.
Franklin and Slippery Rock could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Franklin (ranked 192nd) will meet Blackhawk (ranked 32nd) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Slippery Rock will take on Oakland Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday down 203 places (232 vs. 29).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
