Stephens County is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Franklin County a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Stephens County Indians will host the Franklin County Lions at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Friday, 2025 welcomed Stephens County with a 58-37 loss courtesy of Athens Academy. The game marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Franklin County was beaten by Concord Academy 94-49 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 295th in Georgia, while the Eagles are ranked fifth in North Carolina).
Stephens County's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Stephens County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Franklin County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 70-65 win. Will Stephens County repeat their success, or does Franklin County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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