The Foss Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Foss earned a 67-54 victory over Steilacoom. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.8 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They blew past the Cardinals 73-40. Given Franklin Pierce's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Orting is ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Foss' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Franklin Pierce, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Foss was taken down by Franklin Pierce 83-31 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin Pierce's Javon Barbee, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Foss knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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