Football Preview: Reservoir 'Gators vs. Franklin Indians
The Reservoir 'Gators will venture away from home to challenge the Franklin Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Reservoir is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Reservoir finally turned things around against Guilford Park on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 28-12 victory over the Panther.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin). They were the clear victor by a 30-7 margin over Kenwood on Friday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Bluebirds are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Zander McCracken, who threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brendon Truong and Machaih Green. Franklin got some further help from Gilbert Robinson: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Reservoir's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Franklin, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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