Soccer Preview: Hamilton Southeastern vs. Franklin Central
Hamilton Southeastern is 6-0 against Franklin Central since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will host the Franklin Central Flashes at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton Southeastern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Hamilton Southeastern gave up the first goal last Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Brownsburg. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hamilton Southeastern hit Brownsburg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gabe Russell,
Jean Oquendo, and
Cooper Perez.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Franklin Central made sure to put some goals up on the board against New Palestine on Thursday. They came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 4-2. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Flashes were the better team in the second half.
Hamilton Southeastern's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-0-1. As for Franklin Central, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Everything went Hamilton Southeastern's way against Franklin Central when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Hamilton Southeastern made off with a 3-0 win. Will Hamilton Southeastern repeat their success, or does Franklin Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
