It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Franklinton can now relate to. They came up short against the Middle Creek Mustangs on Thursday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Franklinton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Middle Creek are ranked sixth).

Red Rams
| 11/13/25 @ Middle Creek | 1-4 |
| 11/10/25 @ Gray's Creek | 2-0 |
| 11/06/25 vs Vance County | 4-0 |
| 10/22/25 vs Vance County | 4-3 |
| 10/20/25 @ Wake Forest | 0-6 |
The defeat snapped Franklinton's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 16-8 record. As for Middle Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-1-1 record this season.
Franklinton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Middle Creek, they will take on East Chapel Hill on Tuesday.
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