The Franklin Academy Patriots stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Raleigh Charter 74-41 at home. The win was nothing new for Franklin Academy as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Franklin Academy was led to victory by Jaden Lewis and Hayes Lewis. Lewis scored 13 points along with two steals, while Lewis dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Lewis has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Artz, who scored eight points.
Franklin Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Raleigh Charter. Three players got more time on the court than they're used to: Johnathan Sawyer (three), Bradley Guillaume (13), and Leonard Akajo (three). The trio had averaged 0.95, 6.27, and 1.26 minutes respectively before Tuesday's match. Guillaume made the most of the opportunity, scoring five points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Franklin Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Raleigh Charter, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Franklin Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against NCSSM: Durham at 7:30 p.m. Franklin Academy is on a five-game streak of home wins, NCSSM: Durham a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Raleigh Charter, they will head out on the road to face off against Research Triangle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Raleigh Charter is coming into the game with six straight losses on the road, meaning Research Triangle will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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