Franklin Community was the 66-56 winner over Whiteland when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs fell 69-61 to the Whiteland Warriors on Tuesday. Even though they lost, the Grizzly Cubs' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.7 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Kolt Nelson
| 01/14/25 vs Whiteland | 27 |
| 12/14/24 vs Columbus East | 19 |
| 01/09/25 @ Mooresville | 17 |
| 12/20/24 @ Beech Grove | 16 |
| 12/21/24 vs Bloomington North | 11 |
Loss or not, Franklin Community got some senior leadership from Kolt Nelson and Jayce Nielson. Nelson almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds, while Nielson went 9 of 14 on his way to 22 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nelson has scored all season.
Ethan Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Whiteland, going 11 for 23 en route to 33 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The game was Edwards' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Stubbe, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 17 points.
Franklin Community has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Whiteland, they moved to 6-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Franklin Community has already played their next contest (against Shelbyville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Whiteland will be taking part in a tournament against Greenwood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Greenwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Whiteland likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
