Basketball Game Preview: Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs vs. Jennings County Panthers

Franklin Community is 1-6 against Jennings County since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs are taking a road trip to face off against the Jennings County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Franklin Community will be strutting in after a victory while Jennings County will be coming in after a defeat.

Franklin Community is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They walked away with a 45-32 victory over Martinsville on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Jennings County's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 60-44 bruising from North Central.

Franklin Community's win bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Jennings County, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.

Franklin Community might still be hurting after the 58-35 defeat they got from Jennings County when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Franklin Community avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.