The Frankfort Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Petersburg Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Frankfort has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 15.
Frankfort suffered their biggest loss yet this season last Saturday. They took a serious blow against Mountain Ridge, falling 55-21. While losing is never fun, Frankfort can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 188th in West Virginia, while Mountain Ridge is ranked 42nd in Maryland).
Meanwhile, even though Pendleton County scored an imposing 55 points on Thursday, Petersburg still came out on top. Petersburg took down Pendleton County 70-55. The win made it back-to-back wins for Petersburg.
Frankfort's defeat was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 2-9. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.0 points per game. As for Petersburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Frankfort came up short against Petersburg when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 45-41. Will Frankfort have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.