Preview: Southern Nash Firebirds vs. Franklinton Rams
The Southern Nash Firebirds will be playing at home against the Franklinton Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
After a string of three wins, Southern Nash's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 74-46 loss at the hands of Northern Nash. Southern Nash has not had much luck with Northern Nash recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Franklinton has not done well against Rocky Mount recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Franklinton managed a 51-46 win over Rocky Mount. The victory was just what Franklinton needed coming off of a 72-52 defeat in their prior contest.
Southern Nash's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Franklinton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Southern Nash came up short against Franklinton in their previous meeting back in January, falling 66-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklinton's Markelle Massenburg, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that Southern Nash knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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