Two dominant guards in Max Mcclure and Kellen Karr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Franklin Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the North Lincoln Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Franklin struggled with assists on Tuesday (West Henderson had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. The contest between Franklin and West Henderson wasn't particularly close, with Franklin falling 72-55. Franklin has not had much luck with West Henderson recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Franklin's loss came about despite a quality game from Mcclure, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 37 points and 0 assists. That was a full 67.3% of Franklin's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was William Rauers, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, North Lincoln unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They suffered a tough 89-68 defeat at the hands of Hickory. While losing is never fun, North Lincoln can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Hickory is ranked 25th).
Ty Sanders put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 19 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Lineberger, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for North Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 21-6.
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