Soccer Game Preview: Neuse Charter vs. Franklin Academy + Official Tickets

The Neuse Charter Cougars will challenge the Franklin Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neuse Charter's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Neuse Charter lost 9-1 to Voyager Academy on Monday. While losing is never fun, Neuse Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 518th, while Voyager Academy are ranked 252nd).

Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Franklin Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Research Triangle a 1-0 shutout. Franklin Academy haven't had any issues with Research Triangle recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Franklin Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-2-1. As for Neuse Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.

Neuse Charter suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Franklin Academy in their previous meeting back in September. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.