A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Thrall Tigers face off against the Franklin Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Thrall has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Franklin will come in with 13 straight victories.
On Tuesday, Thrall was beaten by Little River Academy 57-29.
Meanwhile, Franklin didn't have too much trouble with Little River Academy on Friday as they won 51-35. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 599th, while the Bumblebees are ranked 1223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Thrall, their loss dropped their record down to 4-24.
Thrall took a serious blow against Franklin when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-25. Can Thrall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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