Soccer Preview: Franklinton vs. Southern Nash
Franklinton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to challenge the Southern Nash Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklinton is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Rocky Mount a 9-0 shutout on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Rams with their most commanding win of the season.
Their offense was hitting Rocky Mount from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Leighton Quarandillo led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Southern Nash put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Northern Nash. The result was nothing new for the Firebirds, who have now won four matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Franklinton has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-2 record this season. As for Southern Nash, they pushed their record up to 10-0-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Franklinton suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Southern Nash in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Franklinton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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