Franklin and West Henderson are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Franklin Panthers will square off against the West Henderson Falcons at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklin has five straight wins, West Henderson has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Wednesday, Franklin humbled Swain County with an 86-28 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Henderson came up short against North Buncombe on Tuesday, falling 87-62. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Black Hawks are ranked 256th).
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for West Henderson, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.
Everything went Franklin's way against West Henderson in their previous meeting back in January, as Franklin made off with a 70-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin 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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