Preview: Frankton Eagles vs. Blackford Bruins
Frankton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Blackford Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Frankton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to Yorktown.
Meanwhile, Blackford can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They breezed by Anderson Prep Academy at home to the tune of 58-19. Given Blackford's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while Anderson Prep Academy is ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blackford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chloe Wicker led the charge by going 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 2 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wicker has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sydnee Morris, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Frankton's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Blackford, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-5.
Frankton lost to Blackford on the road by a decisive 65-50 margin when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Frankton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
