The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will face off against the Mooresville Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Back in December of 2024, Franklin Community ended up a good deal behind Bloomington North and lost 58-42.
Despite the defeat, Franklin Community had strong showings from Kolt Nelson, who posted 11 points and seven rebounds, and Jaxson Doddridge, who had eight points. Tony Barnes was another key player, putting up five points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mooresville). They strolled past Monrovia with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 74-60. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 352nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin Community better keep an eye on Brevon Burns. He was instrumental in Mooresville's win, going 10 of 17 on his way to 26 points along with seven boards and three steals. Those three steals gave Burns a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradley Robbins Jr, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Mooresville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Franklin Community, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Franklin Community against Mooresville in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured an 87-53 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mooresville's Aj Defur, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Franklin Community still be able to contain Defur? There's only one way to find out.
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