It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Franklin Heights Falcons challenge the Patriot Prep Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday... Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Franklin Heights comes in on four and Patriot Prep Academy on three.
Last Tuesday, Franklin Heights didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Worthington Christian, but they still walked away with a 68-63 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Warriors are ranked 543rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Patriot Prep Academy earned a 56-44 win over KIPP Columbus on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly 12 points.
Franklin Heights better keep an eye on Benjamin Williams. He was instrumental in Patriot Prep Academy's win, putting up eight points along with 23 blocks and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 16 rebounds.
Patriot Prep Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Franklin Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
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