The Franklin Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Watchung Hills Regional Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on January 25th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Franklin suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were beaten by Morris Catholic 79-37. While losing is never fun, Franklin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while Morris Catholic is ranked first).
Meanwhile, Watchung Hills Regional's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell to Ridge 41-37.
Franklin dropped their record down to 5-11 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Watchung Hills Regional, they have fallen quite a ways from their 19-8 record last season and are now at 2-12.
Franklin strolled past Watchung Hills Regional in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 47-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
