The Franklin Knights and the General McLane Lancers are set to duel on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Franklin took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Grove City , sneaking past 2-1.
Meanwhile, General McLane came tearing into Wednesday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 4-0 shutout. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by four goals or more this season.
They hit Meadville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Carter Sindlinger (2),
Giovanni Masone, and
Aidan Price.
Franklin's victory bumped their record up to 5-9-1. As for General McLane, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Franklin suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to General McLane in their previous meeting back in September. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Franklin was down 7-0.
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