The Tullahoma Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Franklin County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tullahoma is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season.
Tullahoma is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lawrence County just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 56-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Tullahoma's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Xavier Farrell, who went 10 of 23 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds, and Khani Johnson, who posted 15 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Bobo, who had three points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Tullahoma smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Franklin County ended up a good deal behind Giles County on Tuesday and lost 65-47. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 141st).
Tullahoma's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 18-3. As for Franklin County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Everything went Tullahoma's way against Franklin County when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Tullahoma made off with a 74-53 victory. Does Tullahoma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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