The Franklin Pierce Cardinals entered their tilt with the White River Hornets with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Franklin Pierce narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past White River 67-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Javon Barbee, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Franklin Pierce's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hakeen Collins, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Franklin Pierce is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for White River, their loss dropped their record down to 17-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Franklin Pierce will take on Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Pierce is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, meaning Washington will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. White River will take on Enumclaw at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in White River's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine contests.
