North Carolina High School Basketball - Franklinton overwhelms Oxford Prep
January 18, 2025: Oxford, NC 27565
The Franklinton Red Rams basketball team scored 77 points and limited the host Oxford Prep Griffins to 17 in the Red Rams non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Red Rams now possess a 7-9 record. They play next when they travel to Southern Nash for a 2A/3A Big East game on Tuesday, January 21. Franklinton will confront a Firebirds team coming off a 68-23 league loss to Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, NC). The Firebirds record now stands at 5-5.
With the loss, Oxford Prep falls to 6-10 on the campaign. The Griffins host Excelsior Classical Academy (Durham, NC) to confront the Flying Lions in a 1A Triangle North game on Tuesday, January 21. The Flying Lions go into the game with a record of 8-6. Excelsior Classical Academy lost 54-48 in their recent league game against Roxboro Community (Roxboro, NC)