Franklin Central's game on Saturday was all tied up 27-27 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 56-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Noblesville Millers. The Flashes haven't had much luck with the Millers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
| 01/25/25 vs Noblesville | 10 |
| 01/21/25 @ Plainfield | 9 |
| 01/17/25 vs Avon | 12 |
| 01/11/25 vs Roncalli | 18 |
| 12/28/24 vs Columbus North | 9 |
Despite the defeat, Franklin Central saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Payton Duvall dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Duvall has been hot, having posted nine or more rebounds the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lily Graves, who posted 11 points.
It was another big night for Meredith Tippner, who shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double on 36 points and 15 boards for Noblesville. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Tippner has scored at least a third of Noblesville's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Rollins, who earned 13 points.
Franklin Central's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8. As for Noblesville, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
Franklin Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-50 win against Southport on the 28th. Noblesville has also already played their next game, a 59-27 victory against Anderson on the 28th.
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