Preview: Franklin Knights vs. Grove City Eagles
Franklin has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will challenge the Grove City Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Franklin focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Monday.
Last Monday, Franklin really took it to Titusville for the full four quarters, racking up a 71-20 win at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-7.
Katie Boal was a one-man wrecking crew for Franklin as she dropped a double-double on 26 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Boal has scored at least 25% of Franklin's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Blum, who scored 12 points along with 5 steals.
Meanwhile, Grove City didn't have too much trouble with General McLane on the road on Tuesday as they won 52-36.
Franklin's victory bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Grove City, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Franklin strolled past Grove City when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 46-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
