Franklin County is 1-9 against Fleming since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Franklin County Eagles will host the Fleming Colonels at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Franklin County is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They lost to William Byrd on the road by a 38-23 margin.
Meanwhile, Fleming came tearing into Wednesday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hilltoppers a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Colonels' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Fleming is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points per game. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Franklin County was taken down by Fleming 70-13 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Franklin County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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