Frankfort is 2-8 against Lebanon since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Frankfort Hot Dogs will challenge the Lebanon Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
Frankfort's tournament run continued when they took on Pioneer on Thursday. Frankfort opened the new year with a less-than-successful 61-54 defeat to Pioneer.
| 01/02/25 @ Pioneer | 8 |
| 01/02/25 vs North Newton | 7 |
| 12/21/24 @ Sheridan | 5 |
| 12/14/24 @ Northwestern | 5 |
| 12/30/24 vs Winamac | 4 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Charlie Beardsley, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds. Those eight boards gave him a new career-high. RJ Cornman was another key player, putting up seven points along with eight assists and five boards.
Even though they lost, Frankfort was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lebanon had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 56-49.
Lebanon's win came from a few key players Frankfort will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Wesley Byrd, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Ferrell, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Frankfort's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Lebanon, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Frankfort lost to Lebanon on the road by a decisive 69-54 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lebanon's Kaden Lark, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine assists. Now that Frankfort knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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