Basketball Game Preview: Franklin County Eagles vs. Staunton River Golden Eagles

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Previous Games

01/15/25 - Home	45-30 W
01/26/24 - Home	73-41 W
01/05/24 - Away	41-44 L
01/24/23 - Home	73-40 W
01/05/23 - Away	70-43 W
+ 4 more games

Franklin County is 8-1 against Staunton River since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Franklin County Eagles take on the Staunton River Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Franklin County is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.

On Tuesday, Franklin County took a blow against Northside, falling 66-32. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while the Vikings are ranked 12th).

Meanwhile, Staunton River was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 60-54 to Lord Botetourt. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Staunton River, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.

Franklin County strolled past Staunton River when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 45-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.