The Franklin Towne Warriors will challenge Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Towne knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Franklin Towne was able to grind out a solid victory over Kensington, taking the game 66-58.
| 02/04/25 @ Kensington | 7 |
| 01/21/25 vs Penn Treaty | 6 |
| 01/28/25 @ Prep Charter | 5 |
| 01/09/25 vs Philadelphia Academy Charter | 5 |
| 11/30/24 vs MAST Community Charter | 5 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Franklin Towne to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayden Quattrone, who posted 14 points and seven rebounds. Those seven boards gave Quattrone a new career-high. Nyel Waters was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech). They secured a 92-87 W over Holy Ghost Prep on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech.
Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech's win came from a few key players Franklin Towne will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Makaii Akridge, who went 14 for 22 on his way to 30 points. The matchup was his ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarrell Little, who went 9 of 13 en route to 22 points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Franklin Towne, their win bumped their record up to 13-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Franklin Towne has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Franklin Towne suffered a grim 57-36 defeat to Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech in their previous matchup back in December of 2017. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Franklin Towne was down 33-12.
