On Saturday, the Franklin Central Flashes humbled the Connersville Spartans with a 69-35 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Flashes.
Emma Mcvey was a one-man wrecking crew for Franklin Central as she went 10 for 17 en route to 25 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Mcvey a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Payton Duvall, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Franklin Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Connersville only racked up seven.
Connersville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ahniyah Bennett, who posted 13 points, and Serenity Pennington, who scored nine points in addition to five steals. Pennington is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Franklin Central now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Connersville, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Franklin Central's road trip will continue as they head out to face Whiteland at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Connersville, they will venture away from home to face off against Shenandoah at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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