Soccer Recap: Research Triangle Comes Up Short

Research Triangle fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Franklin Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for Research Triangle in their meetings with Franklin Academy: they've now lost eight in a row.

Research Triangle's loss dropped their record down to 9-3-3. As for Franklin Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2-1.

Research Triangle didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-1 victory against Roxboro Community on the 6th. As for Franklin Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next match, a 4-0 win against Neuse Charter on the 8th.