Basketball Recap: Giles County's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Away	35-26 W
01/21/25 - Home	65-47 W
02/02/24 - Home	54-57 L
01/27/24 - Away	59-63 L
01/29/22 - Away	58-56 W
+ 5 more games

Giles County pushed their score to 65 the last time they played Franklin County, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Giles County Bobcats walked away with a 35-26 win over the Franklin County Rebels. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Rebels are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Franklin County lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brandon Walker, who posted six points and 16 rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. Jayden Cisco was another key player, putting up nine points.

Giles County's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Franklin County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-20 record this season.

Giles County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 71-52 win against Central Magnet on the 11th. As for Franklin County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-41 defeat against Cannon County on the 8th.