The Marshall County Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Franklin County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Marshall County faced off against Lawrence County on Thursday. The Tigers walked away with a 61-52 win over the Wildcats. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Keadyrn Cross
| 01/22/26 @ Lawrence County | 22 |
| 11/20/25 vs Cornersville | 15 |
| 12/15/25 @ Battle Creek | 13 |
| 01/09/26 vs Central Magnet | 12 |
| 01/13/26 vs Tullahoma | 11 |
Marshall County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keadyrn Cross led the charge by almost dropping a double-double with 22 points and nine boards. Those 22 points gave Cross a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jemeelan Johnson, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 17 points.
Marshall County was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Franklin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 90-32 loss at the hands of Tullahoma. 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 308th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Marshall County, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 11-9.
Marshall County strolled past Franklin County in their previous meeting back in February of 2025 by a score of 76-59. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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