Soccer Preview: East Wake Academy vs. Franklin Academy
East Wake Academy is 0-10 against Franklin Academy since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Wake Academy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Franklin Academy Patriots at 5:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Wake Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Research Triangle a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy entered their tilt with Falls Lake with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Firebirds on Monday as they made off with a 7-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Franklin Academy considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Olivia Olarte and
Kayla Rice scored all seven of Franklin Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 53 goals.
East Wake Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Franklin Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
East Wake Academy might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Franklin Academy when the teams last played on April 15th. Can East Wake Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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