The Franklin County Rebels will take on the Marshall County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Marshall County will come in with three straight wins.
On Tuesday, Franklin County lost to Tullahoma on the road by a 59-45 margin. 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).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Marshall County challenged Lawrence County on Tuesday. Marshall County took their game with ease, bagging a 65-27 victory over Lawrence County. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Marshall County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-22.
Franklin County took a serious blow against Marshall County in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 82-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marshall County's Jamahl Gentry, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Now that Franklin County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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