Franklin is 9-1 against Eaton since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Franklin Wildcats will square off against the Eaton Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Franklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Franklin turned things around against Ross on Friday. They secured a 46-42 W over the Rams.
| 01/31/25 vs Ross | 16 |
| 01/28/25 vs Oakwood | 37 |
| 01/25/25 @ Valley View | 29 |
Franklin can attribute much of their success to Christian Mcguire, who went 7 for 10 en route to 20 points, and Kai Cook, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 16 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Cook's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Meanwhile, Eaton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 80-65 to Carlisle. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 613th, while the Indians are ranked 296th).
Franklin's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-6. As for Eaton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Franklin didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Eaton when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 50-45 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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