St. Francis DeSales won the last time they faced Franklin Heights and things went their way on Saturday too. The St. Francis DeSales Stallions were the clear victor by a 75-54 margin over the Franklin Heights Falcons. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Falcons are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin Heights lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kent Hairston, who went 5 of 9 en route to 17 points. The contest was Hairston's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Noah Kershaw was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
St. Francis DeSales has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Franklin Heights, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
St. Francis DeSales wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 59-41 defeat against Bishop Watterson on the 17th. As for Franklin Heights, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-47 loss against Columbus Academy on the 14th.
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