North Carolina High School Basketball - Falls Lake thwarted by Franklin Academy
January 20, 2023: Creedmoor, NC 27522
The Falls Lake Firebirds basketball team (Creedmoor, NC), was toppled 75-59 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Franklin Academy Patriots (Wake Forest, NC)
The Patriots now possess a 12-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Raleigh Charter for a 1A/2A Conference 12 battle on Monday, January 23. Franklin Academy will confront a Phoenix team coming off a 57-43 league loss to NCSSM: Durham (Durham, NC). The Phoenix record now stands at 3-9.
The Firebirds (7-11) will now prepare for their battle against East Wake Academy (Zebulon, NC). The Eagles come into the 1A/2A Conference 12 battle with a 5-14 record. In their last battle, East Wake Academy beat Research Triangle (Research Triangle Park, NC), 64-25, in a league battle.