Fife hasn't had much luck against Franklin Pierce recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fife Trojans will host the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 5:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Fife sitting on three straight victories and Franklin Pierce on five.
Fife is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Steilacoom, posting a 77-49 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Franklin Pierce against Washington on Tuesday as the squad secured an 80-52 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 28 points or more this season.
Franklin Pierce is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.7 points. As for Fife, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Fife took a serious blow against Franklin Pierce in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 80-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin Pierce's Javon Barbee, who went 13 for 20 on his way to 32 points and six steals. Now that Fife knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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