There's no place like home for Connersville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They took down the Franklin County Wildcats 60-46 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Spartans also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.
Serenity Pennington continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 of 14 on her way to 21 points and seven rebounds. Addison Jones was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven boards.
Connersville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin County only pulled down three offensive boards.
Franklin County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ruby Singer, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiffany Billman, who posted 13 points.

Spartans
01/17/25 vs Franklin County | 60-46 |
12/20/24 vs South Dearborn | 69-29 |
12/12/24 vs Batesville | 46-38 |
12/10/24 vs New Castle | 48-40 |
12/07/24 vs Hamilton Heights | 61-38 |
Connersville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Franklin County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Connersville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 41-25 win against Muncie Central on the 18th. As for Franklin County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-6 victory against Hagerstown on the 18th.
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