Swain County hasn't had much luck against Franklin recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Maroon Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Panthers at 8:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Swain County took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 68-67 photo finish over Hiwassee Dam. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Franklin was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Cherokee 73-41. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Braves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
The win got Swain County back to even at 1-1. As for Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Swain County was taken down by Franklin 86-28 in their previous matchup back in February. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Maroon Devils were down 56-16.
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