The Franklin Central Flashes will take on the Southport Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Franklin Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Noblesville, who was ranked fourth at the time (Franklin Central was ranked 25th). Franklin Central took a 56-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Noblesville on Saturday. The Flashes have struggled against the Millers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Southport had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 57-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cardinals have posted since January 6, 2024.
Southport is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points per game. As for Franklin Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
Everything came up roses for Franklin Central against Southport in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 51-14 victory. Does Franklin Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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