Soccer Preview: Franklinton vs. East Wake
The Franklinton Rams will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the East Wake Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Franklinton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Franklinton will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Fike, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Franklinton came out on top against Fike by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly two goals.
They hit Fike with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
James Gogerty,
Fidencio Ochoa Sanchez, and
Jesus Ochoa Sanchez.
Meanwhile, East Wake entered their game against Rolesville on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East Wake lost 4-0 to Rolesville. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Rams are ranked tenth).
Franklinton's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1-1. As for East Wake, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
