Soccer Preview: Franklin Learning Center vs. West Philadelphia
The Franklin Learning Center Bobcats will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the West Philadelphia Speedboys at 3:15 p.m.
Franklin Learning Center is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Frankford just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 3-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Bobcats came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Pioneers are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, West Philadelphia had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They never let Boys' Latin Charter onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Speedboys considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Their offense was hitting Boys' Latin Charter from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Maheer Showra led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Franklin Learning Center's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1-1. As for West Philadelphia, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1.
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