Franklin has gone 10-0 against Indian Trail recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Franklin Sabers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indian Trail Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Franklin will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Franklin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 55-7 victory over Kenosha Tremper on the road. Considering the Sabers have won five contests by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Indian Trail ended up a good deal behind Racine Horlick on Friday and lost 47-28. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Indian Trail saw an underclassman step up: Joel Perez threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes. Sam Callow helped Perez out on the ground, rushing for 50 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 91 receiving yards.
Franklin's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Indian Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Franklin against Indian Trail in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-14 victory. In that match, Franklin amassed a halftime lead of 49-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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