The Franklin County Tech Eagles will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Mohawk Trail Regional Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklin County Tech has five straight wins, Mohawk Trail Regional has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Franklin County Tech scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Putnam Vo-Tech as Franklin County Tech made off with a 64-38 win. Franklin County Tech has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Lea Chapman was her usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with five steals and five blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Franklin County Tech's points. Kyra Goodell was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five steals and five blocks.
Meanwhile, Mohawk Trail Regional couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 57-23 defeat at the hands of Franklin County Tech back in December of 2023. Mohawk Trail Regional has not had much luck with Franklin County Tech recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Franklin County Tech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Mohawk Trail Regional, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-1.
Everything came up roses for Franklin County Tech against Mohawk Trail Regional in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 57-23 victory. With Franklin County Tech ahead 38-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.
