Two dominant guards in Dylan Maxwell and Micah Davis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the East Central Trojans will jump right back in to play the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
With a playoff game on the line, East Central rose to the challenge on Friday. They secured a 41-37 W over the Olympians.
East Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Ertel, who scored 16 points. It was the first time this season that Ertel scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Carson Pieczonka, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, even though Whiteland scored an imposing 56 points on Friday, Franklin Community still came out on top. Franklin Community walked away with a 66-56 victory over Whiteland. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin Community.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Franklin Community to victory, but perhaps none more so than Davis, who scored 33 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Davis hasn't dropped below 19 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolt Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds.
The victory got East Central back to even at 13-13. As for Franklin Community, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: East Central have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 22.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Franklin Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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