The Franklin Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Eaton Eagles at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Franklin and seven for Eaton.
Franklin is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Preble Shawnee on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Franklin lost 47-26 to Preble Shawnee. The Wildcats were down 37-16 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Eaton came up short against Brookville on Thursday and fell 53-40. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 634th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 258th).
Eaton's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Franklin beat Eaton 52-39 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Franklin repeat their success, or does Eaton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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