Soccer Preview: Franklin Community vs. Connersville
The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will face off against the Connersville Spartans at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Franklin Community: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Connersville has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.
Franklin Community managed to keep up with Martinsville until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Franklin Community came up short against Martinsville, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Grizzly Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Artesians are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Connersville earned a 5-3 win over Richmond on Thursday. Mitchell Steele was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Franklin Community's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10-1. As for Connersville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Franklin Community was able to grind out a solid win over Connersville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Franklin Community have another victory up their sleeve, or will Connersville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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