Basketball Recap: Cleveland Takes Down Franklin in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cleveland had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They secured a 42-37 W over the Franklin Quakers. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Quakers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Franklin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 16 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season.

Cleveland will challenge Lincoln at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Cleveland likes a good challenge. As for Franklin, they will face off against McDaniel at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin is facing McDaniel at the right time seeing as McDaniel is stuck on a three-game losing streak.