The Franklin Panthers will challenge the Statesville Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Franklin is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Smoky Mountain, falling 35-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered since October 27, 2023.
Although Franklin took the loss, they still got scores from Braydon Hervey and Addix Sutton.
Meanwhile, Statesville unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak last Friday. They lost to Hickory on the road by a 35-20 margin. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Red Tornadoes are ranked 14th).
Franklin's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
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