Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech will square off against the Franklin Towne Warriors at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Franklin Towne likes a good challenge.
Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Holy Ghost Prep with a 92-87 win on Tuesday.
| 02/04/25 @ Holy Ghost Prep | 30 |
| 01/28/25 vs Northeast | 20 |
| 01/25/25 @ Simon Gratz | 19 |
| 01/24/25 vs Roxborough | 17 |
| 01/23/25 @ Constitution | 21 |
Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makaii Akridge, who went 14 of 22 on his way to 30 points. The matchup was Akridge's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarrell Little, who went 9 for 13 en route to 22 points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds.
Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Franklin Towne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the KENSINGTON TIGER by a score of 66-58.
Franklin Towne's win came from a few key players Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jayden Quattrone, who posted 14 points and seven boards. Those seven rebounds gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nyel Waters, who earned 11 points.
Franklin Towne is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Franklin Towne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything went Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech's way against Franklin Towne in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, as Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech made off with a 57-36 victory. In that contest, Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech amassed a halftime lead of 33-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
