The Cottondale Hornets and the Franklin County Seahawks will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cottondale comes in on four and Franklin County on six.
Cottondale is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Wiregrass: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cottondale blew Wiregrass out of the water with a 73-39 final score. With the Hornets ahead 42-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Franklin County made easy work of Bell on Saturday and carried off a 59-38 win. The Seahawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 21 points or more this season.
Franklin County pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Cottondale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Cottondale couldn't quite finish off Franklin County when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 45-43. Can Cottondale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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