Northern Durham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 62-58 heartbreaker at the hands of the Franklin Academy Patriots.
Aiden Henrie went supernova for Franklin Academy, going 8 of 11 en route to 20 points. The dominant performance gave Henrie a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Micah Rutledge, who posted 12 points and eight rebounds.
Northern Durham's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Franklin Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Northern Durham will head out on the road to take on Jordan at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jordan will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Northern Durham surely won't give up without a fight. Franklin Academy has already played their next contest (against NCSSM: Durham), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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