Gwinnett Majic, Franklin Knights square off for WBA championship Saturday

The seventh season of the World Basketball Association Exposure League (WBA) will come to a close Saturday night when the Gwinnett (Ga.) Majic and Franklin (Tenn.) Knights face off for the WBA championship at Bogan Park in Buford, Ga. Tipoff for the game is scheduled for 6

The teams met three times in the regular season, with Gwinnett holding a 2-1 advantage. The Majic won the first game, 102-98, on May 14 at Berkmar High School in Lilburn, Ga. Franklin took the second game, 105-88, at the A-Game Sportsplex in Franklin on June 5, but Gwinnett won the third meeting, 131-107, at Bogan Park in Buford on July 9. Gwinnett - which is 21-4 in its last 25 games dating back to May 2009 - is looking to bring home its second straight WBA title. The Majic enter the championship game on a roll, having won their last eight straight games. Gwinnett's last loss came back on June 5, when the Majic dropped a 105-88 decision to the Knights in Franklin. Since then, they've scored at least 110 points in all eight wins and won their final two regular-season games by an average of 32 points.

Franklin was only 1-2 against the Majic this season, but it excelled against the rest of the WBA, allowing the Knights to qualify for the championship game. Franklin - which started the season 0-2 and rebounded to qualify for the title game - was 7-2 against the remainder of the WBA, including posting three road wins and sweeping a late-season home-and-home series against the Marietta Storm, to make it to the title game in its first season as a WBA franchise.

Tickets to the WBA championship game are just $5 and for more information about the Majic, Knights and the WBA go to www.wbaball.net, www.gwinnettmajic.com and franklinknights.net.

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