Benjamin Franklin and Martin Luther King are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Benjamin Franklin Electrons will challenge the Martin Luther King Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Martin Luther King took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Benjamin Franklin, who comes in off a win.
Benjamin Franklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Thomas A. Edison , sneaking past 56-54. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Electrons considering their six-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, Martin Luther King was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. The matchup between them and Abraham Lincoln wasn't particularly close, with Martin Luther King falling 33-14. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Railsplitters are ranked 151st).
The win got Benjamin Franklin back to even at 5-5. As for Martin Luther King, their record now sits at 2-7.
Benjamin Franklin was dealt a bruising 38-0 defeat at the hands of Martin Luther King in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Benjamin Franklin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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