Soccer Recap: Franklin Community Comes Up Short

If Franklin Community was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Martinsville last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grizzly Cubs lost 5-0 to the New Palestine Dragons on Monday. Franklin Community have struggled against New Palestine recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Franklin Community's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for New Palestine, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season.

Franklin Community will host Mooresville at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin Community's defense better be ready for this one: Mooresville have averaged an impressive 3.8 goals per game this season. As for New Palestine, they will head out on the road to square off against Pendleton Heights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Palestine will be up against Pendleton Heights' rather soft defense (which has allowed 2.64 goals per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.