Soccer Preview: Franklin Academy vs. Wake Prep Academy
The Franklin Academy Patriots's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Wake Prep Academy Guardians at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wake Prep Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Franklin Academy, who comes in off a win.
If Franklin Academy beats Wake Prep Academy with seven goals on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Franklin Academy was the clear victor by a 7-2 margin over Research Triangle on Monday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Wake Prep Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of NCSSM: Durham by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Unicorns are ranked 170th).
Franklin Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-1-3 record this season. As for Wake Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12-1.
Franklin Academy skirted past Wake Prep Academy 1-0 when the teams last played back in September. Does Franklin Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wake Prep Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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