Franklin and Tuscola are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Franklin Panthers will face off against the Tuscola Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Franklin sitting on five straight victories and Tuscola on four.
Last Friday, Franklin humbled North Henderson with a 45-6 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Knights are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin wouldn't let North Henderson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Garrett Young was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Tuscola was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past East Henderson 37-7 at home. With that win, the Mountaineers brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tuscola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Franklin pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Tuscola, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Franklin strolled past Tuscola in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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