Basketball Game Preview: Northern Nash Knights vs. Franklinton Red Rams

By Team Reports Feb 6, 2025, 12:31am

Basketball Preview: Northern Nash Knights vs. Franklinton Red Rams

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Northern Nash is 9-1 against Franklinton since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northern Nash Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Franklinton Red Rams at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northern Nash has eight straight wins, Franklinton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Northern Nash is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Franklinton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Northern Nash blew Franklinton out of the water with an 83-35 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.

CJ Rosser Jr.

Points

02/05/25 @ Franklinton16
02/04/25 @ Nash Central21
01/31/25 vs Roanoke Rapids25
01/29/25 vs Bunn29
01/28/25 @ Bunn16

Northern Nash's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kingston Little, who went 7 of 10 en route to 16 points and six boards, and CJ Rosser Jr., who went 5 for 11 on his way to 16 points. Rosser Jr.'s evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamren Freeman, who posted eight points and ten rebounds.

Northern Nash pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.7 points. As for Franklinton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.

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