Hillsborough hasn't had much luck against Franklin recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hillsborough Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Franklin Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Hillsborough is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Hillsborough came up short against Gill St. Bernard's and fell 55-46.
Despite the defeat, Hillsborough saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Feath posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Lucas Rollan, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, Franklin entered their game against Linden on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Franklin took a 65-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Linden. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Tigers are ranked 41st).
Franklin's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-5. As for Hillsborough, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Hillsborough couldn't quite finish off Franklin in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 45-43. Can Hillsborough avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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