After flying high against Hazlehurst on Tuesday, Franklin County came back down to earth. The Bulldogs fell 43-39 to the Crystal Springs Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Tigers are ranked 35th).
Franklin County's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 10-8. As for Crystal Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Franklin County is set to square off against their familiar foe Jefferson County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Crystal Springs will take on rival Port Gibson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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