Northside is 2-8 against Franklin County since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Northside Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Franklin County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northside is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Lord Botetourt, falling 83-20. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Franklin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 46-22 to Fleming.
Franklin County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Northside, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Northside won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup two weeks ago, slipping by Franklin County 34-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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