Westran and New Franklin are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Westran Hornets will be taking part in a tournament against the New Franklin Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
New Franklin will be up against a hot Westran team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Westran strolled past Salisbury with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 58-44. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Panthers are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, New Franklin humbled Community with a 64-25 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.
Westran is also on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for New Franklin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
Westran came up short against New Franklin in their previous matchup on January 11th, falling 47-38. Can Westran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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