Deshler has gone 9-1 against Franklin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Deshler Dragons will head out to challenge the Franklin Flyers at 7:30 p.m. Deshler is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Deshler will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Heartland, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Deshler snuck past Heartland with a 50-45 win on Tuesday.
| 12/17/24 @ Heartland | 7 |
| 12/05/24 vs Dorchester | 5 |
| 12/12/23 vs Heartland | 4 |
| 12/15/23 vs Franklin | 4 |
| 01/25/24 vs Kenesaw | 4 |
Deshler's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Easton Nash, who went 10 for 18 on his way to 26 points and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Nash a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Sieber, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Franklin ended up a good deal behind Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] on Thursday and lost 36-21. The Flyers have struggled against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Deshler now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Deshler took their win against Franklin when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 55-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deshler since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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