The Ballard Beavers will venture away from home to challenge the Franklin Quakers at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Franklin will be up against a hot Ballard squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Ballard came out on top against Seattle Academy by a score of 61-51 last Friday.
Meanwhile, Franklin suffered their biggest loss since February 6, 2024 on Friday. They were outmatched by Garfield and fell 95-62. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 11th).
Ballard is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Franklin, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
Ballard didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Franklin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 57-53 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ballard 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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