The Franklin Panthers will square off against the Lincoln Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Franklin managed to keep up with Marshall until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Panthers lost 6-0 to the Barristers. While losing is never fun, Franklin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 911th, while Marshall are ranked 245th).
Meanwhile, Lincoln has been on a difficult stretch since their win on December 12. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bravo on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Lincoln have lost by exactly two goals.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 2-10-1. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8-2.
Franklin beat Lincoln by a goal in their previous matchup back in January, winning 1-0. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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