Hamilton County Reporter

Fishers dropped a tough game at Franklin Central on Saturday, falling 58-57 in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference contest.

The Tigers got off to a good start, leading 21-15 after the first quarter. Jeffrey Simmons had eight points in that period, with Charlie Smith adding six.

But the Flashes came back in the second quarter to take a 33-29 lead into halftime. After an even third quarter, Fishers cut into Franklin Central’s lead, but the Flashes were able to hold on for the onepoint win.

Alex Szilagyi scored 22 points, including 15 in the second half. Szilagyi made three 3-pointers. Simmons finished with 12 points.

The Tigers are 2-3 in HCC play and 13-5 overall. They will travel to Kokomo’s Memorial Gym next Saturday for a 4:30 p.m. conference game with Westfield, as part of Basketball Day Indiana.