North Carolina High School Basketball - Oxford Prep knocked off by Franklin Academy
December 7, 2023: Oxford, NC 27565 The Franklin Academy Patriots basketball team scored 40 points and held the host Oxford Prep Griffins to 27 in the Patriots non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Patriots now sport a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Chatham Charter for a non-league contest on Friday, December 15. Franklin Academy will meet a Knights team coming off a 49-41 non-league win over Eastern Randolph (Ramseur, NC). The Knights record now stands at 8-1.
The Griffins (5-6) will now prepare for their contest against East Wake Academy (Zebulon, NC). The Eagles enter the non-league contest with a 4-4 record. In their last contest, East Wake Academy was defeated by Neuse Charter (Smithfield, NC), 59-36, in a non-league contest.