Basketball Game Preview: Marion-Franklin Red Devils vs. Africentric Early College Nubians

Marion-Franklin is 1-9 against Africentric Early College since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Marion-Franklin Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Africentric Early College Nubians at 7:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, Marion-Franklin had to suffer through a 85-42 loss at the hands of Eastmoor Academy. The Red Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Africentric Early College had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. They breezed by the Bruins to the tune of 71-42. The Nubians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.

Africentric Early College pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Marion-Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.

Marion-Franklin took a serious blow against Africentric Early College in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 87-32. Will Marion-Franklin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.