Basketball Recap: Cannon County Piles Up the Points Against Franklin County

Lions

Margin (Wins)

11/23/24 vs Upper Cumberland	44
12/06/24 vs Franklin County	37
11/29/24 vs DeKalb County	37
02/08/25 @ Franklin County	30
01/14/25 vs Community	30

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Cannon County on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Franklin County Rebels out of the water with a 71-41 final score. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Franklin County lost, don't look at Brandon Walker. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. Walker has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brayden Arnold, who posted nine points.

Cannon County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points over those games. As for Franklin County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-21.

Cannon County has already played their next contest, a 62-57 loss against Warren County on the 14th. As for Franklin County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-45 defeat against Tullahoma on the 11th.