Benjamin Franklin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Northeast Vikings by a score of 73-66. This was payback for the Electrons, who suffered a 67-63 loss the last time these two teams met.
| 01/16/25 @ Northeast | 22 |
| 01/14/25 vs Paul Robeson | 8 |
| 12/05/24 @ Frankford | 8 |
| 12/03/24 @ Academy at Palumbo | 25 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Benjamin Franklin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kahlil Hudgins, who posted 22 points. With that strong performance, Hudgins is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyyir Roberts-Moore, who scored 18 points.
When it comes to explaining why Northeast lost, don't look at Bobby Perry. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 19 en route to 23 points. Perry's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Sharif Wallace was another key player, going 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Benjamin Franklin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Northeast, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-8 record.
Benjamin Franklin wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 57-45 win against Central on the 21st. As for Northeast, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-53 loss against High School of the Future on the 18th.
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