Soccer Preview: Whiteland vs. Franklin Community
Whiteland has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Franklin Community will have to contend with a Whiteland squad hungry for a win, something the team hasn't seen yet this season. Whiteland lost 6-0 to Center Grove on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Trojans are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Franklin Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Bloomington South, falling 5-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Grizzly Cubs couldn't quite close it out.
Whiteland's loss dropped their record down to 0-6-3. As for Franklin Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Whiteland suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Franklin Community when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Whiteland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
