The Middletown Middies will square off against the Franklin Wildcats at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Middletown is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Sycamore on Thursday. Middletown fell 2-0 to Sycamore.
Meanwhile, Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Monroe, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 514th, while the Hornets are ranked 179th).
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-3. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-2.
Middletown took their victory against Franklin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. In that matchup, Middletown amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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