The Franklin Sabers will venture away from home to challenge the Union Grove Broncos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Franklin is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Kenosha Tremper on Tuesday. The Sabers fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-1. Franklin haven't had much luck with Kenosha Tremper recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Union Grove entered their tilt with Waterford on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Wolverines. Ruby Christiansen had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Union Grove.
Union Grove's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Franklin, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1-1 and their overall record down to 6-2-2.
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