Franklin County easily dispatched Bell last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Franklin County Seahawks fell just short of the Cottondale Hornets by a score of 65-62 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (59), the Seahawks still had to take the loss.
| 12/09/23 vs Clay | 9 |
| 12/02/23 @ North Bay Haven Academy | 9 |
| 12/22/23 vs Bozeman | 8 |
| 01/13/24 @ Port St. Joe | 8 |
| 01/16/24 vs Chipley | 8 |
Despite the loss, Franklin County still got an impressive performance from Sadiq Jones, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in boards. Dre North was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points.
Cameron Odom was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 10 on his way to 21 points in addition to six assists and six boards for Cottondale. Odom has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tramond Collins, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.
With the loss, Franklin County broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-2. As for Cottondale, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Franklin County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 57-53 win against Graceville on the 28th. As for Cottondale, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-55 defeat against Port St. Joe on the 28th.
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