Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin). Everything went their way against the Troy Trojans on Friday as the Franklin Lions made off with a 56-34 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jayden Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 286 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 17.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in December of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Defeat or not, Troy got some senior leadership from Joseph Mcmurtry and Reed Ketcham. Mcmurtry threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns, while Ketcham picked up 197 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Ketcham is now averaging an impressive 104.3 receiving yards per game. Troy also got a significant boost from Jayden Lucky, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 106 yards.
Franklin pushed their record up to 3-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Troy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Franklin will head out to face off against Little River Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Little River Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.5 points per game this season. As for Troy, they will head out on the road to challenge C.H. Yoe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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