The Franklin Academy Patriots will square off against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Franklin Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Seaforth get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The victory was just business as usual for Franklin Academy, who after 23 games remain undefeated this season.
They hit Seaforth with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Rylee Caine, Kayla Rice, and Audrey Keith.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Panthers 5-0. Give Roanoke Rapids' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Franklin Academy's win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those 14 games. As for Roanoke Rapids, their win bumped their record up to 21-1.
Everything went Franklin Academy's way against Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as Franklin Academy made off with a 5-2 victory. In that matchup, the Patriots amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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