It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Marion-Franklin Red Devils ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They managed a 81-75 victory over Africentric Early College. With that win, Marion-Franklin brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Terry Black was a one-man wrecking crew for Marion-Franklin as he scored 31 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Black has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Carmelo Dorsey, who scored 17 points.
Marion-Franklin's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Africentric Early College, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 3-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marion-Franklin won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against East at 7:00 p.m. on January 10th. East is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak. As for Africentric Early College, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Westerville South at 6:30 p.m. Westerville South presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Africentric Early College in Ohio (Westerville South is ranked 75th, while Africentric Early College is ranked 508th).
