Soccer Preview: Franklin Towne vs. George Washington
The Franklin Towne Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the George Washington Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. George Washington took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Franklin Towne, who comes in off a win.
Franklin Towne is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Abraham Lincoln 5-2 on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Warriors needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, George Washington managed to keep up with Northeast until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. George Washington came up short against Northeast, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Vikings are ranked 52nd).
Franklin Towne now has a winning record of 4-3. As for George Washington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Franklin Towne came out on top in a nail-biter against George Washington when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Towne since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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