Soccer Preview: Raleigh Charter vs. Franklin Academy
Raleigh Charter hasn't had much luck against Franklin Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Raleigh Charter Phoenix will host the Franklin Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Raleigh Charter took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Falls Lake a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy entered their tilt with Wake Prep Academy on Wednesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Guardians. Considering the Patriots have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Wake Prep Academy from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Logan Hawley led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Raleigh Charter has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Franklin Academy, they pushed their record up to 17-1-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Raleigh Charter suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Franklin Academy when the teams last played on October 2nd. Will Raleigh Charter have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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