The Cleveland Eagles will take on the Franklin Quakers at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cleveland has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Franklin will arrive with five straight victories.
Last Friday, Cleveland had to suffer through a 69-28 loss at the hands of Ballard. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
While Franklin didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Highline 60-58. Given the Quakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Pirates are ranked 265th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Cleveland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Cleveland strolled past Franklin in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 65-49. Will Cleveland repeat their success, or does Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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