Football Recap: Franklin Community Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 4:58am

Football Recap: Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs vs. Martinsville Artesians

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Franklin Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by the Martinsville Artesians at home and fell 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Grizzly Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Artesians are ranked 22nd).

When it comes to explaining why Franklin Community lost, don't look at Alex Leugers. Despite the final result, he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 33 receiving yards.

Franklin Community now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Martinsville, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.

Franklin Community will face off against Mooresville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Community is facing Mooresville at the right time seeing as Mooresville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Martinsville, they will square off against Whiteland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martinsville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Whiteland likes a good challenge.

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