Franklin Community and Columbus East are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will face off against the Columbus East Olympians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Franklin Community is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They pulled ahead with a 73-72 photo finish over Jennings County on Friday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since February 28, 2020, but that streak is no more.
Tony Barnes
| 02/28/25 @ Jennings County | 73% |
| 02/22/25 @ Columbus North | 40% |
| 02/21/25 vs Plainfield | 44% |
| 02/14/25 @ Perry Meridian | 40% |
| 02/08/25 vs Warren Central | 55% |
| + 12 more games |
Tony Barnes went supernova for Franklin Community, going 11-for-15 to rack up 28 points and six rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Barnes now owns an excellent 45.8% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Omari Thomas, who posted 16 points and eight boards.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Columbus East rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bull Dogs with a sharp 64-41 win. Winning may never get old, but the Olympians sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Franklin Community's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Columbus East, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
Things could have been worse for Franklin Community, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-50 loss to Columbus East in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Columbus East's Keaton Lawson, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten rebounds. Now that Franklin Community knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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