The Franklin Bulldogs will challenge the World of Inquiry Griffins at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, Franklin ended up a good deal behind Aquinas Institute and lost 79-64. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while the Little Irish are ranked 218th).
Meanwhile, World of Inquiry waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Silverhawks with points to spare, taking the game 75-59.
World of Inquiry had a senior duo take command as Jaedon Adams shot 6-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards and Kanaz Linder almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was Adams' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Marcus Noorwood, who posted six points along with six assists and three steals.
World of Inquiry pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.9 points per game. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Franklin came up short against World of Inquiry in their previous meeting back in February of 2021, falling 66-55. Can Franklin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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