North Henderson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Franklin Panthers and fell 66-20. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Panthers are ranked 197th).
Leah Jones was North Henderson's leading scorer, having posted six points. Chloe Ebert took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Franklin found their leader in freshman Bristol Brooks, who went 6 of 8 en route to 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Brooks a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%). Layla Maloy was another key player, putting up 13 points.
North Henderson's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
North Henderson has already played their next matchup, a 62-25 defeat against East Henderson on the 4th. As for Franklin, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-50 victory against Smoky Mountain on the 4th.
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