Soccer Preview: Highlands vs. Franklin
Highlands is 0-9-1 against Franklin since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Highlands Highlanders will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Franklin Panthers, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Highlands will be strutting in after a win while Franklin will be coming in after a defeat.
Highlands' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Hayesville as Highlands made off with a 4-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Franklin managed to keep up with A.C. Reynolds until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Franklin came up short against A.C. Reynolds, falling 5-0. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Panthers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Highlands' win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Franklin, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Highlands suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Franklin when the teams last played back in August. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Highlands was down 7-2.
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