The Highline Pirates and the Franklin Quakers will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Highline is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lindbergh last Tuesday. Highline fell 67-58 to Lindbergh. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jai'Lyn Chavers, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zayne Cola, who posted 16 points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Highline smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Franklin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 71-62 win over the Lynx. While the Quakers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Highline now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Franklin, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Highline came up short against Franklin when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 61-53. Can Highline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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