The Marshall County Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Franklin County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marshall County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 23 matches -- so hopefully Franklin County likes a good challenge.
It was a proper cat-fight when Marshall County challenged Lawrence County on Tuesday. Marshall County breezed past Lawrence County to the tune of 65-27. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Franklin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 59-45 fall against Tullahoma. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Wildcats are ranked 66th).
Marshall County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points over those games. As for Franklin County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-22.
Everything came up roses for Marshall County against Franklin County in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the team secured an 82-46 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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