Soccer Game Preview: Franklin on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 2:11am

Soccer Preview: Franklin vs. Monroe

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Franklin hasn't had much luck against Monroe recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Franklin Wildcats will be playing at home against the Monroe Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Franklin is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Edgewood by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.

Meanwhile, Monroe managed to keep up with Little Miami until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Monroe lost 3-0 to Little Miami. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Panthers are ranked 15th).

Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-2. As for Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4-1.

Franklin suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Monroe when the teams last played back in August. Will Franklin 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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