Franklin County lost against Connersville back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Franklin County Wildcats fell 54-47 to the Connersville Spartans. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Franklin County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Isaiah Kemp, who went 5-for-12 en route to 15 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brady Foster, who posted nine points and five boards.
Leading Connersville to victory were Jadan Peterson and Hunter Allen. Peterson went 7-for-14 on his way to 18 points, while Allen had 13 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Simpkins, who scored seven points.
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Connersville, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12.
Franklin County will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on South Dearborn at 7:30 p.m. on March 4th. As for Connersville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-50 loss against Lawrenceburg on the 22nd.
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