Basketball Game Preview: Franklin Learning Center Bobcats vs. Masterman

Franklin Learning Center and Masterman are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Franklin Learning Center Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against Masterman at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Franklin Learning Center is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.

While Franklin Learning Center didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 60-26 win over Elverson Military Academy. With the Bobcats ahead 38-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Franklin Learning Center's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jimmie Greeno, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and three blocks, and Gary Bailey, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 assists. With that strong performance, Greeno is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Crawford, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Franklin Learning Center was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Masterman). They took down Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush 46-30 on Friday.

Franklin Learning Center pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Masterman, the win got them back to even at 2-2.

Franklin Learning Center might still be hurting after the 58-36 defeat they got from Masterman in their previous meeting back in February. Thankfully for Franklin Learning Center, Charlie Adams (who went 11 of 22 on his way to 27 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.