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No. 9 Franklin girls win 14th straight

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By Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent

Katelyn Iafolla scored 12 points and Catie Phelan and Alicia Kutil added 11 each as the ninth-ranked Franklin girls' basketball team beat Attleboro, 63-36, Monday for their 14th straight win.

“We make a focus to take control of the game we’re playing. We haven’t even talked about our record,” said Panthers coach John Leighton. “We don’t measure by our opponents, but by how we’re playing."

The Panthers maintained a consistent lead over Attleboro finishing the first quarter with a 23-11 lead and relying on Phelan’s 9 first-half points as they stretched their lead to 41-20.

Attleboro hasn’t seen much luck this season after being down four of its athletes, one of which was Danielle Dunkley, who was taken out Monday with an ankle injury.

“It’s a significant loss for them because you can take a couple of inches off but once you’re down four kids, it’s hard to come back from that,” said Leighton.

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