You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Red Cloud Warriors's strategy against the Franklin Flyers on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Red Cloud blew Franklin out of the water with a 50-22 final score. Red Cloud pushed the score to 41-14 by the end of the third, a deficit Franklin had little chance of recovering from.
Leading Red Cloud to victory were Wyatt Frey and Gage Ely. Frey scored 14 points along with three steals, while Ely scored 19 points along with three steals. Frey is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. Another player making a difference was Mason Bolin, who scored no points along with ten assists and six rebounds.
Caiden Peterman and Eldon Haack certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Peterman scored six points along with five assists and two steals, while Haack scored six points along with six rebounds. Peterman hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games.
Red Cloud has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Red Cloud does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Franklin, they will head out on the road to square off against Axtell at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Axtell will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Franklin surely won't give up without a fight.
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