Two dominant centers in Emma Young and Natalie Franklin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Shawnee Redskins will get right back to it and host the Cobden Appleknockers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Shawnee will be strutting in after a win while Cobden will be coming in after a loss.
Shawnee is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Joppa-Maple Grove: they outscored them in every quarter. Shawnee put the hurt on Joppa-Maple Grove with a sharp 51-26 victory on Thursday. The Redskins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cobden ended up a good deal behind Pope County on Wednesday and lost 53-36. The Appleknockers have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Shawnee will have to contain Franklin as she made an impact in Cobden's last game. She dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. That was a full 58.3% of Cobden's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Shawna Burgess, who put up nine points and five rebounds.
Cobden's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Shawnee, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
Everything went Shawnee's way against Cobden in their previous meeting back in January, as Shawnee made off with a 45-25 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Franklin, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 20 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shawnee still be able to contain Franklin? There's only one way to find out.
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