Soccer Preview: Southport vs. Franklin Central
The Southport Cardinals will challenge the Franklin Central Flashes at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southport is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Roncalli a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Franklin Central hadn't done well against Perry Meridian recently (they were 0-7-2 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Franklin Central had just enough and edged Perry Meridian out 1-0. Seth Kirkpatrick had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Flashes.
The win got Southport back to even at 7-7-3. As for Franklin Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-2 record this season.
Southport came up short against Franklin Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Southport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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