Soccer Preview: Franklin Central vs. East Central
The Franklin Central Flashes's road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Central Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Franklin Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Indianapolis Arsenal Technical a 9-0 shutout. Nyla McCarthy was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, East Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 5-0 victory. Give the Trojans' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Franklin Central now has a winning record of 11-10-1. As for East Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season.
Franklin Central came up short against East Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, falling 4-2. Can Franklin Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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