The Raleigh Charter Phoenix's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 14th straight loss. They took a serious blow against Franklin Academy, falling 74-41. While losing is never fun, Raleigh Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 662nd, while Franklin Academy is ranked 323rd).
Leading Franklin Academy to victory were Jaden Lewis and Hayes Lewis. Lewis scored 13 points along with two steals, while Lewis dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Lewis hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Artz, who scored eight points.
Franklin Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Raleigh Charter. Three players got more time on the court than they're used to: Johnathan Sawyer (three), Bradley Guillaume (13), and Leonard Akajo (three). The trio had averaged 0.95, 6.27, and 1.26 minutes respectively before Tuesday's game. Guillaume made the most of the opportunity, scoring five points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Raleigh Charter dropped their record down to 2-15 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Franklin Academy, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-8.
Raleigh Charter will head out on the road to challenge Research Triangle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Research Triangle has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Franklin Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against NCSSM: Durham at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Franklin Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.
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