Great Crossing is 8-1 against Franklin County since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Great Crossing will look to defend their home court against the Franklin County Flyers at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Great Crossing earned a 82-74 win over DuPont Manual. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Great Crossing.
Great Crossing's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Vince Dawson, who scored 24 points along with 7 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Dawson has scored at least 25% of Great Crossing's points. Junius Burrell was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals.
Meanwhile, Franklin County humbled Pendleton County with a 77-35 victory.
Great Crossing's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Franklin County, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Great Crossing was able to grind out a solid win over Franklin County in their previous meeting back in February, winning 59-49. Does Great Crossing have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.