Basketball Game Preview: Franklin-Simpson Wildcats vs. Russellville Panthers

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Away	65-27 W
01/13/25 - Home	78-26 W
02/26/24 - Neutral	88-22 W
02/02/24 - Home	77-26 W
01/22/24 - Away	81-23 W
+ 5 more games

Franklin-Simpson has gone 9-1 against Russellville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats duke it out with the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklin-Simpson has nine straight victories, Russellville has 19 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Franklin-Simpson had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 25-point drubbing they dealt Glasgow on Friday. Everything went Franklin-Simpson's way against Glasgow as Franklin-Simpson made off with a 65-40 win. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Russellville ended up a good deal behind Ohio County on Friday and lost 61-42.

Franklin-Simpson pushed their record up to 23-2 with the victory, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.2 points. As for Russellville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-24.

Everything came up roses for Franklin-Simpson against Russellville when the teams last played on February 7th, as the team secured a 65-27 win. In that match, Franklin-Simpson amassed a halftime lead of 45-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.