Fishers won its third straight game Saturday afternoon, taking care of Franklin Central 74-51 in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at the Tiger Den.
The Tigers led 20-12 after the first quarter, with Jeffrey Simmons scoring eight points and Myles Stringer adding seven points, including a 3-pointer. Fishers had a big second period, pouring in 26 points for a 46-26 halftime lead. Stringer, Charlie Smith and Simmons all contributed six points.
The Flashes cut into that lead in the third quarter by scoring 21 points, but the Tigers still held a 58-47 advantage at the end of the period. Fishers’ defense took over in the fourth, allowing FC only four points in the entire quarter.
Smith led the Tigers with 20 points, followed by Simmons with 19 points and Stringer with 15 points.
Fishers is 2-1 in HCC play and 7-4 overall. The Tigers continue conference action on Thursday by playing at Westfield.
FISHERS 74, FRANKLIN CENTRAL 51
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Sean Millsaps 2 0-0 4 2
Myles Stringer 5 4-4 15 4
Charlie Smith 8 4-5 20 3
Jeffrey Simmons 8 3-4 19 3
Lucas Prewitt 2 3-4 7 1
John Entezari 0 0-0 0 1
Matt Brewer 2 1-2 6 4
Aidan Zimmer 1 0-0 3 1
Carter Jones 0 0-0 0 1
Totals 28 15-19 74 20
Score by Quarters
Franklin Central 12 14 21 4 – 51
Fishers 20 26 12 16 – 74
Fishers 3-pointers (3) Stringer 1, Zimmer 1, Brewer 1.