Franklin Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Hillcrest Christian Cougars and fell 73-21. While losing is never fun, Franklin Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 302nd in Louisiana, while Hillcrest Christian is ranked 134th in Mississippi).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hillcrest Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than De'Ashton Lewis, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in points. Darius Barnes was another key player, putting up nine points and five steals.
Franklin Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Hillcrest Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing River Oaks the next time they take the court. Hillcrest Christian will head out to face River Oaks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Franklin Academy will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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