The Stebbins Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Franklin Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Stebbins knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Franklin likes a good challenge.
Stebbins is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Butler just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Aviators by a score of 61-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Indians still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Franklin beat Madison 59-48 on Saturday.
Stebbins better keep an eye on Kendol Roberts. He was instrumental in Franklin's win, almost dropping a double-double with 28 points and nine boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Roberts has scored at least a third of the Wildcats' points. Lenin Hogan was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Stebbins' loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 6-13.
Stebbins came up short against Franklin in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, falling 71-65. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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