Franklin is 0-10 against Brentwood since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Franklin Admirals will head out on the road to face off against the Brentwood Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Franklin will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Brentwood is ranked 13th).
On Wednesday, Franklin was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Ravenwood. Franklin has not had much luck with Ravenwood recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Brentwood over Independence in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. Brentwood came out on top against Independence by a score of 63-51. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brentwood.
Ella Ryan continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 34 points along with nine rebounds and two steals. She has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 14 times she's played. Olivia Castagna was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds.
Franklin has not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Brentwood, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Franklin took a serious blow against Brentwood in their previous matchup on January 5th, falling 74-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ryan, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Franklin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
