Franklin and Statesville squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Franklin had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Statesville Greyhounds by a score of 15-13. The matchup was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Although Franklin took the loss, they still got scores from Paxton Sutton and Brock Bradley.
Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Talon Smith and Addix Sutton.
Franklin is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-4. As for Statesville, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Statesville, they will take on Hickory at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hickory's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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