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The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN) by a score of 37-36.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
FRA	7	12	7	11	37
MTCHS	15	0	7	14	36

Final score provided by H. Jones.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Franklin Road Academy (23-24)

Franklin Road Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

Middle Tennessee Christian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	143	36	11	38	29	32
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	34	8	2	13	15	19
4	A. Shirley (So)	35	11	3	13	23	27
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	30	2	1	3	33	33
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	13	0	0	2	0	0
23	Elise White	4	0	0	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	27	15	5	7	71	71

Middle Tennessee Christian

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	143	36	2	13	15	12	16	75	9	25	36
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	34	8	1	3	33	3	4	75	1	10	10
4	A. Shirley (So)	35	11	1	8	13	4	7	57	2	5	40
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	Elise White	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	27	15	0	1	0	5	5	100	5	6	83

Middle Tennessee Christian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	143	36	8	8	16	3	5	13	4
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	34	8	2	2	4	1	1	1	2
4	A. Shirley (So)	35	11	2	4	6	1	1	5	0
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	30	2	2	1	3	1	3	0	0
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	Elise White	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
24	Madison Graham (So)	27	15	1	1	2	0	0	4	2

Middle Tennessee Christian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Defl
	Team Totals	0.23	0.39	1.25	3
2	Ashley Rucker (So)	1.00	1.00	0.50	1
4	A. Shirley (So)	0.20	0.20	1.00	0
12	Riley Smith (Sr)	1.00	3.00	3.00	1
14	Kiley jo Byrom (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1

Game Story

Tennessee High School Basketball - Franklin Road Academy nips Middle Tennessee Christian

January 26, 2024: Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Franklin Road Academy Panthers (Nashville, TN) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars (Murfreesboro, TN), 37-36 in a league bout.

With the victory, Franklin Road Academy upgrades its record to 12-4 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Columbia Academy (Columbia, TN) to play the Bulldogs in a Division II-A Middle District 3 bout on Saturday, January 27. The Bulldogs come into the bout with a record of 8-12. Columbia Academy won 56-53 in their recent league bout against Grace Christian Academy (Franklin, TN)

Next up, the Cougars play the Grace Christian Academy Lions (Franklin, TN) in a Division II-A Middle District 3 bout, on Tuesday, January 30. Middle Tennessee Christian will attempt to upgrade on its 10-11 season record.

Players of the Game

Franklin Road Academy (23-24)

Franklin Road Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

Congratulations to #24 Madison Graham for being selected the Middle Tennessee Christian Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

FRA @ MTCHS Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 26, 2024 @ 6p

The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team lost Friday's home conference game against Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN) by a score of 37-36.

Rankings & Records

Franklin Road Academy (23-24)

TN	Class
129	10

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
18-9	8-4	9-4	6-3	3-2	.667	.667	1,374	1,063

Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)

TN	Class
143	12

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
14-13	10-3	7-4	6-6	1-3	.519	.769	1,430	1,321

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Franklin Road Academy	14.0	13.5	14.4	12.8	13.0	5.0	50.9
Middle Tennessee Christian	14.6	12.2	13.3	12.0	11.0	-	53.0

Head-to-Head

Middle Tennessee Christian won on 12/16/2023

12/16 @ 4p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

MTCHS 15 13 11 18 57
FRA 8 16 11 4 39

The Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN) by a score of 57-39.
Box score
Franklin Road Academy won on 1/26/2024

1/26 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

FRA 7 12 7 11 37
MTCHS 15 0 7 14 36

The Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) by a score of 37-36.
Box score
Franklin Road Academy won on 2/9/2024

2/9 @ 6:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

FRA 12 7 16 19 54
MTCHS 15 7 8 20 50

The Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, TN) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral conference tournament game against Middle Tennessee Christian (Murfreesboro, TN) by a score of 54-50.
Box score

12/16 @ 4p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
MTCHS	15	13	11	18	57
FRA	8	16	11	4	39

2/9 @ 6:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
FRA	12	7	16	19	54
MTCHS	15	7	8	20	50

Team Stat Comparison

Franklin Road Academy		Middle Tennessee Christian
-	Points Per Game	52.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	24.9
-	Assists Per Game	9.8
-	Steals Per Game	5.7
-	Blocks Per Game	1.5

Team Leaders

Franklin Road Academy		Middle Tennessee Christian	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#4 Anna clay Shirley18.3	4.2
-	Rebounds Per Game	#12 Riley Smith6.0	2.8
-	Assists Per Game	#12 Riley Smith2.4	0.9
-	Steals Per Game	#12 Riley Smith1.6	1.1
-	Blocks Per Game	#12 Riley Smith0.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Franklin Road Academy	8-5		Middle Tennessee Christian	10-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/16/23	Franklin Road Academy	Ezell-Harding Christian	(L) 55-45	12/2/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Ezell-Harding Christian	(L) 63-42
				2/13/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Ezell-Harding Christian	(L) 52-40
11/28/23	Battle Ground Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 57-49	12/8/23	Battle Ground Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 59-44
1/12/24	Franklin Road Academy	Battle Ground Academy	(W) 64-35	1/23/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Battle Ground Academy	(W) 74-44
				2/6/24	Battle Ground Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 58-49
12/1/23	Franklin Road Academy	Providence Christian Academy	(L) 57-43	1/5/24	Providence Christian Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 63-47
1/16/24	Providence Christian Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(L) 44-41	1/25/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Providence Christian Academy	(L) 55-49
1/29/24	Providence Christian Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(L) 52-44
12/5/23	Franklin Road Academy	Grace Christian Academy		1/30/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 60-51
2/2/24	Grace Christian Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 57-41	2/3/24	Grace Christian Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 58-31
				2/10/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	Grace Christian Academy	(W) 59-54
12/8/23	Franklin Road Academy	University School of Nashville	(W) 60-22	11/28/23	University School of Nashville	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 73-29
1/23/24	University School of Nashville	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 68-19	1/11/24	Middle Tennessee Christian	University School of Nashville	(W) 70-34
2/6/24	University School of Nashville	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 66-11
12/9/23	Father Ryan	Franklin Road Academy	(L) 42-30	11/20/23	Father Ryan	Middle Tennessee Christian	(L) 44-21
1/5/24	Columbia Academy	Franklin Road Academy	(W) 61-45	12/1/23	Middle Tennessee Christian	Columbia Academy	(W) 69-43
1/27/24	Franklin Road Academy	Columbia Academy	(W) 48-43	1/22/24	Columbia Academy	Middle Tennessee Christian	(W) 71-49

Record Breakdown

Franklin Road Academy (23-24)		Middle Tennessee Christian (23-24)
18-9	Overall	14-13
10-4	League	12-4
5-3	Non-League	2-7
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
8-5	Common Opponent	10-5
9-4	Home	7-4
6-3	Away	6-6
3-2	Neutral	1-3
0-1	Playoff	0-1
16-8	In-State	14-13
2-1	Out-of-State	0-0