The Franklin Sabers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Badger Badgers at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Franklin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Oak Creek, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Franklin was ranked 12th). Franklin fell just short of Oak Creek by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. The Sabers' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Badger has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beloit Memorial on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin soccer rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Purple Knights are ranked 21st).
Franklin's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-1. As for Badger, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4-1.
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