New Franklin and Westran are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The New Franklin Bulldogs will square off against the Westran Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, New Franklin humbled Community with a 64-25 victory. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Westran entered their tilt with Salisbury on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They enjoyed a cozy 58-44 victory over the Panthers. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Panthers are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westran has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for New Franklin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5.
New Franklin was able to grind out a solid victory over Westran when the teams last played on January 11th, winning 47-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Franklin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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