The Lawrence County Wildcats will take on the Franklin County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lawrence County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Central Magnet 80-53. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while Central Magnet are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Franklin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. The game between them and Marshall County didn't end well, with Franklin County falling 76-59.
Lawrence County will have to keep a close watch on Brandon Walker and Jayden Cisco, a pair of players who had a big impact on Franklin County's prior game. Walker dropped a double-double with 18 points and 15 boards, while Cisco went 7-for-14 to rack up 19 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Those six assists gave Cisco a new career-high.
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 4-23. As for Lawrence County, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
Everything went Lawrence County's way against Franklin County in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Lawrence County made off with a 60-35 victory. Will Lawrence County repeat their success, or does Franklin County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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