The Franklin Flyers will square off against the Axtell Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Franklin will be strutting in after a victory while Axtell will be coming in after a loss.
Franklin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Elba for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-35 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Flyers just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Axtell was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 64-60 to Southwest. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory made it two in a row for Franklin and bumps their season record up to 3-16. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points over those games. As for Axtell, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Franklin was dealt a bruising 61-22 loss at the hands of Axtell in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Franklin was down 34-14.
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