The Franklin County Seahawks suffered their biggest defeat since December 16, 2023 on Thursday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 65-42 walloping at the hands of Bozeman. While losing is never fun, Franklin County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while Bozeman is ranked 194th).
Several Seahawks players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lonnie O'Neal, who scored four points along with six rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Sadiq Jones, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Franklin County and nudges their season record down to 10-9. As for Bozeman, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
Franklin County will look to defend their home court on Saturday against North Florida Christian at 7:00 p.m. As for Bozeman, they will head out on the road to square off against North Bay Haven Academy at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in North Bay Haven Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.