With a playoff game on the line, Franklin rose to the challenge on Friday. They never let the Aberdeen Eagles onto the board and left with a 44-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Indians just coasted through the last quarter.
Zander McCracken was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Franklin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Aberdeen, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
Franklin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-0 win against Overlea on the 15th. Aberdeen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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