Basketball Game Preview: Franklin County Wildcats vs. East Central Trojans

Franklin County hasn't had much luck against East Central recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Franklin County Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the East Central Trojans at 1:30 p.m. East Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Franklin County, who comes in off a win.

Franklin County took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They took down Union County 49-32.

Franklin County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Carson Allen out in front who posted 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Allen a new career-high in assists (four). Brady Foster was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 11 points and four steals.

Franklin County was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union County only racked up five assists.

Meanwhile, East Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Centerville. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 145th).

East Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Franklin County, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-8.

Franklin County came up short against East Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 42-29. Will Franklin County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.