Olympic lost against Franklin Pierce back in February of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Olympic Trojans took a blow against the Franklin Pierce Cardinals, falling 68-30. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Cardinals are ranked 100th).
It was another big night for Javon Barbee, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten boards for Franklin Pierce. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Barbee has scored at least a third of Franklin Pierce's points. Another player making a difference was Jimrac Newmann-Godful, who went 5-for-8 en route to 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Olympic's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-12. As for Franklin Pierce, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olympic will welcome Foss at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Franklin Pierce, they will take on Sequim at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Franklin Pierce's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 contests.
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