Little River Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Franklin is on a 14-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Little River Academy Bumblebees will take on the Franklin Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Little River Academy walked away with it. They came out on top against Diboll by a score of 39-28 on Friday. Given Little River Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while Diboll is ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cavalli Nealy and Kasey Mraz were among the main playmakers for Little River Academy as the former rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Mraz was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards.
Meanwhile, Franklin put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 50-16 victory over Shepherd. 50 seems to be a good number for Franklin as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Their wins bumped Little River Academy to 10-2 and Franklin to 11-1.
Little River Academy suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Franklin in their previous matchup on November 3rd. Will Little River Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other football content.
