Basketball Game Preview: Gouverneur Wildcats vs. Franklin Academy Huskies

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Previous Games

12/19/24 - Away	22-81 L
02/06/24 - Home	36-31 W
01/04/24 - Away	46-18 W
01/30/23 - Home	45-43 W
01/21/23 - Away	38-45 L
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Gouverneur and Franklin Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Gouverneur Wildcats will take on the Franklin Academy Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Gouverneur is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 42-29 win over Massena. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, Franklin Academy entered their tilt with Beekmantown on Thursday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 54-47. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Eagles are ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Franklin Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Gouverneur, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.

Gouverneur took a serious blow against Franklin Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 81-22. Can Gouverneur avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.