The East Bladen Eagles just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Franklin Academy Patriots at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, East Bladen ended up a good deal behind Croatan and lost 80-63. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Cougars are ranked 126th).
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 69-49 to Hoggard. The Patriots were down 60-35 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
East Bladen has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.3 points per game. As for Franklin Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
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