Franklin Central lost against Westfield back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Franklin Central Flashes fell just short of the Westfield Shamrocks by a score of 55-53. The Flashes have struggled against the Shamrocks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Several Flashes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Payton Duvall, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Duvall is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lily Graves, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus two steals.
Aubrey Crockett went supernova for Westfield, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten assists. Those ten assists gave Crockett a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Hatcher, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Franklin Central's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Westfield, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Franklin Central will head out on the road to face off against Brownsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Brownsburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season. As for Westfield, they will face off against Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Westfield has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-3 during that stretch of close contests.
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