Soccer Game Preview: Eastlake vs. Franklin

Eastlake is 2-7 against Franklin since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastlake Falcons will square off against the Franklin Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Eastlake will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Eastlake's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Socorro by a score of 2-0. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 440th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Franklin got the win against Socorro on Friday by a conclusive 5-0. Considering the Cougars have won eight contests by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Eastlake's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four games. As for Franklin, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.