Falls Lake is 1-9 against Franklin Academy since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. Falls Lake will take on Franklin Academy at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Falls Lake sitting on three straight wins and Franklin Academy on seven.
Last Tuesday, Falls Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over NCSSM: Durham, taking the game 3-1. That's two games straight that Falls Lake have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy kept a clean sheet against NCSSM: Durham on Friday. They blew past the Unicorns 4-0. Given Franklin Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while NCSSM: Durham are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin Academy hit NCSSM: Durham with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Cierra Cole, Olivia Olarte, Lydia Rogers, and Kayla Rice.
Franklin Academy pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Falls Lake, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Falls Lake might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Franklin Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Falls Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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