Soccer Game Recap: East Wake Academy Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 9:57am

Soccer Recap: East Wake Academy vs. Franklin Academy

East Wake Academy lost against Franklin Academy back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The East Wake Academy Eagles lost 4-1 to the Franklin Academy Patriots. While losing is never fun, East Wake Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 210th, while Franklin Academy is ranked 46th).

East Wake Academy's goal came courtesy of Hannah Turner, who's now up to seven this season.

East Wake Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season. As for Franklin Academy, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.

East Wake Academy will head out on the road to square off against Falls Lake at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Falls Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season. As for Franklin Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Raleigh Charter at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Franklin Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.6 goals per game this season.

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