The Franklinton Rams had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lee County 48-21 on the road. Considering Franklinton has won four matchups by more than 23 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Franklinton found their leader in underclassman Asia Burton, who scored 23 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Burton has scored at least 25% of Franklinton's points. Mikayla Taborn was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Franklinton pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Franklinton will be home for the holidays to greet Heritage at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 388th, while Franklinton is ranked 46th). Lee County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Apex Friendship at 6:00 p.m. on January 3, 2024.
