The Franklin Road Christian Minutemen came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past Pleasant View Christian with a 74-70 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Noah Pence, who scored 29 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. The matchup was his 18th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mason Alcorn, who scored 13 points along with nine rebounds.
Franklin Road Christian pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.18 points. As for Pleasant View Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Franklin Road Christian will take on Franklin Christian Academy at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Franklin Christian Academy is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak. As for Pleasant View Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hendersonville Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hendersonville Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 397th, while Pleasant View Christian is ranked 188th).
