Soccer Preview: Bellefonte vs. Franklin Regional
The Bellefonte Raiders will take on the Franklin Regional Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellefonte will be strutting in after a win while Franklin Regional will be coming in after a loss.
Bellefonte will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Hollidaysburg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Bellefonte sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Hollidaysburg on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Franklin Regional's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moon Area. The match was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Bellefonte is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-3 record this season. As for Franklin Regional, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4-1.
Bellefonte might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Franklin Regional in their previous matchup back in November of 2018. Can Bellefonte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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