The Franklin Academy Huskies will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Plattsburgh Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Franklin Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
After a string of three wins, Franklin Academy's good fortune finally ran out. They fell 61-51 to Massena.
The match pitted two dominant players against one another in Bradley Poupore and Taylor Mitchell. Mitchell had a great game and scored 28 points. Meanwhile, Poupore was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Plattsburgh scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Saranac with a sharp 74-49 win. That looming 74-49 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Plattsburgh yet this season.
Franklin Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Plattsburgh, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Franklin Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Plattsburgh when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 67-63 win. Does Franklin Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Plattsburgh turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.