With a playoff game on the line, Franklin rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 28-17 win over the Venice Gondoliers.
Albert Cardenas was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns.
Although Venice took the loss, they still got scores from Joshua Aaron and Malachi Brown.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.4 points per game. As for Venice, they moved to 6-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Franklin's road trip will continue as they head out to face King/Drew at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. King/Drew is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.2 points per game this season. Venice does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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