No. 9/9 @bhsdogsghoops set for trip to Franklin Central

By Keelen Barlow

The Brownsburg varsity girls' basketball team will continue their 2019-2020 campaign with a trip to HCC foe Franklin Central this Friday. The game caps off a string of three straight conference matchups for the Bulldogs.

Brownsburg comes in with a 6-2 record on the year.

NOTE: Friday night is a Girls'/Boys' varsity doubleheader at Franklin Central. The Brownsburg girls will take on the Flashes at 6 p.m. The Brownsburg varsity boy's matchup will follow.

Bulldog Bits

• Brownsburg is coming off a pre-Thanksgiving 51-45 loss to No. 7/7 Hamilton Southeastern
• Brownsburg is ranked ninth in the ICGSA Class 4A and IBCA Weekly Top 20 polls for this week; the Bulldogs have been ranked in the top-ten of both polls each week this season
• The Bulldogs are dubbed as the No. 8 team in the state of Indiana by Jeff Sagarin's Indiana High School Girls' Basketball Ratings; Brownsburg's schedule is rated as the second toughest of any team in the top-ten
• Allison Bosse can move into the top-ten of the Brownsburg career scoring list with 24 points against the Flashes; Bosse is currently in 11^th with 923 career points and trails Kelli Tracy who scored 947 career points
• Ally Becki's assists per game average (4.3) currently ranks second in the HCC
• Kailyn Terrell's 3-point shooting percentage of 35% is tied for the best mark among freshmen in the HCC

About the Flashes

Franklin Central brings a much-improved team into what will be their 9^th game of the season. After a dismal 2-20 campaign a year ago, the Flashes 5-3 record this season has already surpassed their win total from 2018-2019. They are coming off a 72-46 win over Southport in their last matchup.

Franklin Central is led by 2019 All-USA Central Indiana girls' basketball preseason Super Team selection and Central Michigan signee Rachel Loobie. She is currently the second leading scorer in the HCC with a per game average of 21.1 points. Loobie also ranks in the top-three in the HCC in rebounds per game (9.7) and assists per game (4.1).

Loobie has scored in double figures in each of the Flashes' games this season.

Rayah Kincer is Franklin Central's second-leading scorer with an average of 12.3 points per game.

Series History

Brownsburg and Franklin Central have met six times since the year 2000. The series is split down the middle after Franklin Central took the first three games and Brownsburg won the three most recent matchups.

The two schools became conference foes when Franklin Central joined the HCC in August of 2018.

In their first HCC meeting with the Flashes, Brownsburg defeated Franklin Central 90-20 last year. The Bulldogs put four scorers in double figures and were led by Kyleigh Leaf who scored a career-high 21 points in the win.

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