A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Franklin Lions face off against the Thrall Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklin has six straight wins, Thrall has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Franklin took their contest with ease, bagging a 77-37 victory over Little River Academy. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 587th, while the Bumblebees are ranked 1371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Thrall scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 60-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Little River Academy.
Franklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Thrall, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-20.
Franklin might still be hurting after the 66-45 loss they got from Thrall when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Franklin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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