Soccer Preview: Franklin vs. Fairborn
The Franklin Wildcats will face off against the Fairborn Skyhawks at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Franklin's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Bellbrook on Tuesday. They came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Fairborn's game on Monday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Edgewood out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Skyhawks.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 3-5-2. As for Fairborn, they now have a winning record of 4-3-3.
Everything went Franklin's way against Fairborn in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Franklin made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Franklin repeat their success, or does Fairborn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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