The New Castle Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Franklin County Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Castle took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 65-58 win over Monroe Central.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Franklin County on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 45-29 victory over Talawanda. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 275th in Indiana, while the Brave are ranked 673rd in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin County's record is now 6-12. As for New Castle, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
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