The Franklin Flyers will venture away from home to square off against the Southwest Roughriders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Franklin saw some tournament action on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 46-32 to Southern Valley. That's two games in a row now that the Flyers have lost by exactly 14 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southwest). They blew past Arapahoe 58-33 last Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Roughriders as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Franklin better keep an eye on Houston Billeter. He was instrumental in Southwest's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Billeter has scored at least a third of Southwest's points. Another player making a difference was Trenton Williams, who posted ten points and four steals.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Franklin might still be hurting after the 56-33 loss they got from Southwest in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Franklin was down 35-12.
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