Franklin Central suffered their closest defeat since December 6, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Roncalli Royals by a score of 62-59. While losing is never fun, the Flashes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Royals are ranked 47th).
Conner Kesler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Roncalli, going 8 for 15 on his way to 25 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Those 25 points gave Kesler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Taylor, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds.
Flashes
| 01/14/25 @ Roncalli | 59-62 |
| 01/11/25 vs Roncalli | 39-37 |
| 01/09/25 vs Southport | 57-55 |
| 01/03/25 @ Jeffersontown | 57-52 |
| 12/28/24 vs Lawrence North | 42-71 |
Franklin Central moved to 5-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Roncalli, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
When Franklin Central and Roncalli next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Franklin Central will try to stop Noblesville's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. Meanwhile, Roncalli will try to stop New Palestine's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th.
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