The Franklin Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the West Henderson Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Smoky Mountain with a sharp 6-2 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Franklin considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Meanwhile, West Henderson had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 7-1 win. Considering West Henderson have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Smoky Mountain from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Allison Justus led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
With the victory, Franklin broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-10-1. As for West Henderson, their win bumped their record up to 12-3-2.
Franklin beat West Henderson 5-3 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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