The North Henderson Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Franklin Panthers at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with North Henderson sitting on three straight victories and Franklin on seven.
North Henderson saw some tournament action on Thursday. They came out on top against West Henderson by a score of 53-40.
Meanwhile, Franklin didn't have too much trouble with Tuscola on Friday as they won 69-54. The Panthers pushed the score to 51-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mountaineers cut but never quite recovered from.
North Henderson better focus on containing Jack Jack Teesateskie and Max McClure as the pair were huge in Franklin's win. Teesateskie went 10-for-21 en route to 25 points and five steals, while McClure went 9-for-17 on his way to 20 points and six boards. The game was Teesateskie's third in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Rauers, who posted nine points.
Franklin's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.3 points over those games. As for North Henderson, their record now sits at 15-10.
North Henderson came up short against Franklin when the teams last played back in January, falling 55-43. Can North Henderson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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