The Loranger Wolves will head out to face off against the Franklinton Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Loranger has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Franklinton will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Thursday, Loranger came up short against Albany and fell 56-43. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Hornets are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, Franklinton hadn't done well against Lakeshore recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Franklinton snuck past Lakeshore with a 60-54 victory.
Franklinton is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Loranger, their loss dropped their record down to 9-24.
Loranger couldn't quite finish off Franklinton in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 52-50. Can Loranger avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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