Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss. They were beaten by the Edison Vikings 85-35. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1298th, while the Vikings are ranked 249th).
Edison was led to victory by Mekhi Jefferson and Devin Finister. Jefferson dropped a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Finister went 9-for-14 to rack up 20 points and three steals. Edison is 12-4 when Jefferson posts ten or more boards, but 5-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of David White ll, who went 6-for-11 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-24. As for Edison, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-10.
Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Edison, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 66-62 loss against Kennedy on the 8th.
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