Franklin Heights is 0-10 against Big Walnut since February of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Falcons duke it out with the Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Franklin Heights is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 57-49 win over Watkins Memorial. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Warriors are ranked 542nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Big Walnut, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They claimed a resounding 59-26 victory over Briggs. The Golden Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.
Franklin Heights is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points over those games. Big Walnut's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
Franklin Heights was taken down by Big Walnut 70-37 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Franklin Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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