The Dixie Greyhounds will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Franklin Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dixie will be strutting in after a victory while Franklin will be coming in after a loss.
Dixie is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Greenon. Everything went Dixie's way against Greenon on Wednesday as Dixie made off with a 62-36 win. The Greyhounds pushed the score to 51-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Franklin unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 53-52 to Carlisle.
Despite the defeat, Franklin got top-tier performance from Kai Cook, who went 9 for 18 en route to 25 points plus five rebounds. What's more, Cook also posted a 60% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tito Harrison, who posted 11 points.
Dixie came up short against Franklin in their previous matchup back in February, falling 59-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cook, who went 6 for 14 en route to 22 points plus seven rebounds and five assists. Now that Dixie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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