The Franklin Panthers will take on the Wilson Mules in a holiday battle at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin will be strutting in after a victory while Wilson will be coming in after a defeat.
Franklin took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 34-25 win over Bravo. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Wilson entered their contest against Lincoln on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Mules fell 33-21 to the Tigers. The matchup marked the Mules' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Franklin will have to contain Anniyah Huteson as she made an impact in Wilson's last game. She shot 42% from the field on her way to 19 points. That was a full 90.5% of Wilson's points, marking the seventh time in a row Huteson has posted more than a third of the team's points.
The win got Franklin back to even at 3-3. As for Wilson, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Franklin was able to grind out a solid victory over Wilson in their previous meeting back in January, winning 38-29. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Mules have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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