Steilacoom is 2-8 against Franklin Pierce since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Steilacoom Sentinels will take on the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Steilacoom was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 66-60 to Washington.
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce waltzed into their game on Friday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 83-24 win over the Cruisers. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Cruisers are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin Pierce's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points per game. As for Steilacoom, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Steilacoom took a serious blow against Franklin Pierce in their previous matchup back in January, falling 70-35. Can Steilacoom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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