The last time the Knights played the Oilers, it was the second quarter that sealed the deal for the Franklin win. Thursday night, the second quarter belonged to the Oilers as the two teams met for the second time in Region 5 play.
Despite that sluggish second quarter, Franklin came out with a 52-29 victory over Oil City in girls basketball action at The Castle.
Franklin got things started off with a flurry of threes in the first 11 minutes of the game, which included a string of 11 unanswered points, and found themselves up 22 to 7. Then Oil City went on a run of their own in the second stanza, to pull within five at 24-19 with less than a minute left in the half.
Despite that sluggish second quarter, Franklin came out with a 52-29 victory over Oil City in girls basketball action at The Castle.
Franklin got things started off with a flurry of threes in the first 11 minutes of the game, which included a string of 11 unanswered points, and found themselves up 22 to 7. Then Oil City went on a run of their own in the second stanza, to pull within five at 24-19 with less than a minute left in the half.
Jennifer Blum hit a trey at the buzzer and Franklin went into the locker room with some positive momentum and a 27-19 lead.
They came back out to the court ready to control the next 16 minutes. After a quick two points by Oil City Maddy Marczak, Franklin recorded the next 10 points in a row to end the third up 37-21.
The fourth was much the same. A pair of free throws by Marczak opened the quarter then Franklin went on a 13-point run, thanks in large part to eight points by Estella Adams. With 3:10 left to play, the Knights were ahead 50-23.
The fourth was much the same. A pair of free throws by Marczak opened the quarter then Franklin went on a 13-point run, thanks in large part to eight points by Estella Adams. With 3:10 left to play, the Knights were ahead 50-23.
Oil City was able to grab a few more baskets down the stretch before Adams ended Franklin's point count with the final bucket of the night.
The Oiler's aggressive defense seemed to stimy the Knights at times and led to several loose ball dives and ball handling blunders. This was balanced out by more than a handful of stolen passes and forced mistakes by Franklin.
The Oiler's aggressive defense seemed to stimy the Knights at times and led to several loose ball dives and ball handling blunders. This was balanced out by more than a handful of stolen passes and forced mistakes by Franklin.
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| Adams was the top scorer among both teams with 21 points on the night. Jennifer Blum had 13, Jamie Blum at eight, Katie Boal had three, Kirsten Hicks had three and Gabby LaJeunesse had two. Marczak led the Oilers with 11 points. Ashlee Shreckengost came off the bench to score six points, three from a series of free throws after being fouled while shooting a trey and three from a three-pointer from the corner. Also scoring for the Oilers were Emma Stahl with five, Madalynn Wenner with four and Payton Liederbach with three. |  |
With the win, Franklin ended a two-game losing streak in Region 5 play. They are now 5-3 in the region and 11-9 overall. They close out their regular season next week with two more region games before possibly heading into the playoffs. On Monday they head to Meadville and they host Corry on Thursday for senior night at The Castle.
Oil City dropped to 3-5 in the region and 11-9 on the season. They finish out their regular season with two home games - Conneaut Area on Monday and Meadville on Thursday.
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