Franklin Academy hasn't had much luck against Falls Lake recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Franklin Academy Patriots will host the Falls Lake Firebirds at 6:00 p.m.
Franklin Academy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wake Prep Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Franklin Academy was outmatched by Wake Prep Academy and fell 58-16. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Erin Collins was Franklin Academy's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Bella DeLiso held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Falls Lake entered their tilt with Raleigh Charter on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 44-18 margin over the Phoenix. The Firebirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
Franklin Academy better focus on containing Jeneen Mason and Madison Oakley as the pair were huge in Falls Lake's win. Mason posted 15 points, while Oakley put up ten points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mason has scored at least a third of Falls Lake's points.
Falls Lake pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points over those games. As for Franklin Academy, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
Things could have been worse for Franklin Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 39-23 loss to Falls Lake in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Falls Lake's Destiny Williams, who almost dropped a triple-double with 17 points, nine rebounds, and ten steals. Now that Franklin Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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