Franklin Towne and Philadelphia Academy Charter are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Franklin Towne Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Philadelphia Academy Charter is hoping to do what Nueva Esperanza couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Franklin Towne's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Franklin Towne claimed a resounding 60-25 win over Nueva Esperanza. The match marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season.
Carlo Quattrone and Louis Marchino were among the main playmakers for Franklin Towne as the former posted 14 points and seven rebounds and the latter had 14 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyel Waters, who earned five points.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia Academy Charter scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 80-66 bruising from Bodine. That makes it the first time this season the Chargers have let down their home crowd.
Franklin Towne will have to keep a close watch on Jordan Benzenahfer and Tahj Wilson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Philadelphia Academy Charter's prior game. Benzenahfer went 9 of 22 on his way to 27 points, while Wilson dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in steals (five). Another player making a difference was Victor Marrero, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points.
Franklin Towne's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Philadelphia Academy Charter, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Franklin Towne has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Philadelphia Academy Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.8 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Franklin Towne against Philadelphia Academy Charter in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as the team secured a 64-31 victory. Does Franklin Towne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Philadelphia Academy Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
