Strasburg-Franklin entered their tilt with Tuscarawas Central Catholic on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints, sneaking past 39-36. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Tuscarawas Central Catholic lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ethan Rothrock, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Rothrock a new career-high in blocks (two). Dylan Dumermuth was another key player, putting up eight points.
Tigers
| 12/13/24 vs Tuscarawas Central Catholic | 39-36 |
| 11/27/24 vs Fairless | 59-33 |
| 02/27/24 vs Frontier | 46-28 |
| 02/13/24 vs Conotton Valley | 39-37 |
| 02/09/24 vs Tuscarawas Central Catholic | 64-49 |
Strasburg-Franklin pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tuscarawas Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Strasburg-Franklin will take on Malvern in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuscarawas Central Catholic and East Canton will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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