Soccer Game Preview: Franklin Academy vs. Seaforth

The Franklin Academy Patriots will face off against the Seaforth Hawks on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Franklin Academy comes in on 22 and Seaforth on 17.

Franklin Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Clinton a 5-0 shutout. Franklin Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matchups by four goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Seaforth ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Manteo 2-1. That's two games straight that Seaforth have won by just one goal.

Amara Darden and Caitlin Erman scored both of Seaforth's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 70 goals.

Franklin Academy pushed their record up to 22-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those 13 games. As for Seaforth, their win bumped their record up to 20-2-1.