Oakwood won the last time they faced Franklin and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Oakwood Lumberjacks snuck past the Franklin Wildcats with a 70-65 victory. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but the Lumberjacks were the better team in the second half.
Despite the loss, Franklin still got an impressive performance from Kai Cook, who went 14 of 27 en route to 37 points and eight rebounds. Cook is becoming a predictor of Franklin's success: when he posts at least 25 points the team is 8-4 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Tito Harrison, who posted eight points and six boards.
Oakwood's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Franklin, they dropped their record down to 9-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oakwood will welcome Madison at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Franklin, they will host Ross at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Franklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.
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