The South Warren Spartans will take on the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats in a tournament on Sunday.
South Warren is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Bowling Green just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 43-30 to the Purples.
Meanwhile, Franklin-Simpson came tearing into Thursday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 64-39 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Rebels are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin-Simpson pushed their record up to 25-2 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points on average over those games. As for South Warren, their loss dropped their record down to 14-13.
South Warren ended up a good deal behind Franklin-Simpson in their previous meeting back in January, losing 54-38. Can South Warren avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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