In what's become a running theme this season, the Axtell Wildcats gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 61-22 victory over Franklin. The win was nothing new for Axtell as they're now sitting on six straight.
Axtell got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Morgan out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Morgan has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Lindau, who scored 18 points along with four steals.
Despite the defeat, Franklin had strong showings from Isaac Haack, who scored six points along with two blocks, and Rj Largent, who scored three points. It was the first time this season that Haack posted two or more blocks.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-5) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Axtell is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Franklin, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-17.
Axtell will be playing in front of their home fans against Pleasanton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Axtell is facing Pleasanton at the right time seeing as Pleasanton is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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