Franklin is 1-9 against Sheldon since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Franklin Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Sheldon Huskies at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Even though Franklin has not done well against Elk Grove recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Franklin made off with a 65-64 victory over Elk Grove. Given Franklin's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Elk Grove is ranked 552nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jacob Juarros, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals, and Aiden Rollins, who scored 24 points along with five steals. Rollins continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Benjamin Sandy, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Sheldon had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They put the hurt on Cosumnes Oaks with a sharp 57-35 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Sheldon has posted against Cosumnes Oaks since February 10, 2020.
The win makes it two in a row for Franklin and bumps their season record up to 18-4. As for Sheldon, they pushed their record up to 13-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Franklin couldn't quite finish off Sheldon in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 64-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sheldon's Jaden Woodard, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Now that Franklin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
