Basketball Game Preview: Franklin Heights Falcons vs. West Cowboys

The Franklin Heights Falcons will head out to take on the West Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Monday, Franklin Heights came up short against Mifflin and fell 69-59.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Cristo Rey on Monday as they made off with a 58-33 victory. The Cowboys haven't had any issues with the Cougar recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Franklin Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for West, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Franklin Heights didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against West in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 50-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.