Basketball Game Preview: River Oaks Mustangs vs. Franklin Academy Cougars

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Previous Games

01/07/25 - Away	82-18 W
01/04/24 - Home	56-32 W
12/05/19 - Home	69-58 W
11/19/19 - Away	66-43 W
01/29/19 - Home	62-34 W
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River Oaks is 9-0 against Franklin Academy since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The River Oaks Mustangs will host the Franklin Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (River Oaks has 18 straight victories, Franklin Academy has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Friday, River Oaks was able to grind out a solid win over Hillcrest Christian, taking the game 61-53. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 47th in Louisiana, while the Cougars are ranked 134th in Mississippi), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Franklin Academy played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 73-21 loss at the hands of Hillcrest Christian. Franklin Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-4.

River Oaks pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Franklin Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.

Everything came up roses for River Oaks against Franklin Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the team secured an 82-18 win. Does River Oaks have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.