After three games on the road, Franklin Central is heading back home. They will take on the Cherry Valley-Springfield Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Franklin Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Friday.
Franklin Central suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 55-26 loss at the hands of Laurens Central.
Despite the loss, Franklin Central saw an underclassman step up: Shannon Kingsbury scored 13 points along with six steals and five rebounds. That was a full 50% of Franklin Central's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, after only 22 points in their last match, Cherry Valley-Springfield made sure to put some points up on the board against Sharon Springs Central back in December of 2023. Cherry Valley-Springfield blew past Sharon Springs Central 56-22 on the road. With Cherry Valley-Springfield ahead 35-9 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Franklin Central bumped their record down to 4-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 27.0 points per game. As for Cherry Valley-Springfield, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Franklin Central was taken down by Cherry Valley-Springfield 66-37 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Will Franklin Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
