Basketball Game Preview: Masterman vs. Franklin Towne Warriors

Masterman will venture away from home to face off against the Franklin Towne Warriors at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Masterman has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Franklin Towne will arrive with three straight victories.

Masterman came up into this matchup off a tough 21-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Nueva Esperanza by a score of 43-40 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Masterman has suffered since January 16, 2024.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin Towne). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Penn Treaty 81-48. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Warriors had established a 20 point advantage.

Masterman's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Franklin Towne, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.

Masterman suffered a grim 65-39 defeat to Franklin Towne when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Masterman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.