Laurens Central and Franklin Central are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Laurens Central Leopards will be playing at home against the Franklin Central Purple Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Laurens Central's recent rough patch got a bit rougher back in December of 2023 after their third straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 46-27 bruising from Bainbridge-Guilford.
Meanwhile, Franklin Central came up short against Worcester on Wednesday and fell 46-34. Franklin Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Franklin Central saw an underclassman step up: Shannon Kingsbury scored 26 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Kingsbury scored a full 76.5% of Franklin Central's points, the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Laurens Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Franklin Central, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Laurens Central against Franklin Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 48-16 win. With Laurens Central ahead 31-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
