Franklinton is 2-8 against Northern Nash since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Franklinton Red Rams will be playing at home against the Northern Nash Knights at 7:30 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 Monday, Franklinton didn't have quite enough to beat Roanoke Rapids and fell 61-58. The Red Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Northern Nash waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They really took it to the Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up an 80-38 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-16.
Northern Nash found their leader in sophomore CJ Rosser Jr., who went 9 of 11 on his way to 21 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The game was Rosser Jr.'s fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Barnes, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points.
Northern Nash pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Franklinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Franklinton might still be hurting after the 72-52 loss they got from Northern Nash in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Franklinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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