The Franklin Flyers will venture away from home to square off against the Elba Bluejays on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Franklin is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Shelton last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Franklin was outmatched by Shelton and fell 65-24. While losing is never fun, the Flyers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 38th).
Johanna Haussermann put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted seven points. Thanks to that strong game, she now owns an excellent 45.5% shooting accuracy.
Meanwhile, Elba was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 47-31 bruising from Riverside. The Bluejays were down 39-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Franklin's loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Elba, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Franklin came up short against Elba in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 27-17. Can Franklin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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