Basketball Game Preview: Franklinton Demons vs. Loranger Wolves

The Franklinton Demons will face off against the Loranger Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklinton has four straight wins, Loranger has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Franklinton will bounce into Friday's match after beating Lakeshore, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Franklinton snuck past Lakeshore with a 60-54 victory on Friday.

Meanwhile, Loranger came up short against Albany on Thursday and fell 56-43. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Hornets are ranked 90th).

Franklinton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Loranger, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-24.

Franklinton came out on top in a nail-biter against Loranger in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 52-50. Will Franklinton repeat their success, or does Loranger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.