The Franklin Heights Falcons will take on the Whitehall-Yearling Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Franklin Heights: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Whitehall-Yearling has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Saturday, Franklin Heights lost to Bishop Ready at home by a 48-33 margin. The Falcons were down 46-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Whitehall-Yearling was able to grind out a solid victory over Grandview Heights back in December of 2024, taking the game 69-56. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Bobcats are ranked 576th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Kyeona Myers and Tatum Lusher. Myers had a great game and posted 25 points along with eight steals and five rebounds. Meanwhile, Lusher was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 16 rebounds.
Whitehall-Yearling is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Franklin Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
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