It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Franklin Central had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 21-17 victory over the Columbus North Bull Dogs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Flashes also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2019.
The critical scores for Franklin Central came from Nathan Sparks, Emauri Hines, and Avery Allen.
Franklin Central's defense made their presence known, laying out Asher Ratliff. four times. Jayce Brewer was especially locked on to Columbus North's QB and sacked him twice. Jacob Lewis was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 11 total tackles.
Franklin Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Columbus North, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
Franklin Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 37-34 defeat against Center Grove on the 8th. Columbus North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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