The Northern Durham Knights and the Franklinton Red Rams will round out the year against one another at at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Northern Durham is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Northern Durham saw some tournament action on Friday. They were dealt an 84-48 defeat at the hands of Willow Spring. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Storm are ranked 161st).
Meanwhile, Franklinton had to suffer through a 68-20 loss at the hands of Northwood. The Red Rams haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Northern Durham will have to contain Kirby Ransom as he made an impact in Franklinton's last game. He posted eight points.
Franklinton's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Northern Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Northern Durham was able to grind out a solid victory over Franklinton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 68-56. Will Northern Durham repeat their success, or does Franklinton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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