Soccer Game Preview: Franklin County on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 1, 2024, 2:21am

Soccer Preview: Franklin County vs. Lawrenceburg

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Franklin County hasn't had much luck against Lawrenceburg recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Franklin County Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Franklin County has five wins , while Lawrenceburg has six dating back to last season).

Franklin County is coming into the matchup fresh off a high-scoring shootout with New Castle that saw the pair combine for 22 shots on goal. Franklin County put the hurt on New Castle with a sharp 7-1 win on Tuesday. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goal.

Madesyn Sunderhaus and Anabelle Wiesemann scored all seven of Franklin County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.

Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg kept a clean sheet against North Central on Saturday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 2-0. Give the Tigers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Franklin County's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Lawrenceburg, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.

Franklin County suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Lawrenceburg when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Franklin County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.

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