Franklinton is 2-8 against Fike since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Franklinton Rams will head out to face off against the Fike Demons at 6:30 p.m. Franklinton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Franklinton will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Monday, then bounced right back against Vance County on Tuesday. Franklinton walked away with a 4-2 win over Vance County. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Rams' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Vipers are ranked 28th).
Franklinton hit Vance County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Luis Bracho (2),
Michael Faulkner, and
Avery Doi.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Fike made sure to put some goals up on the board against North Johnston on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 5-1 win. With the Demons ahead 3-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Franklinton's victory bumped their record up to 3-1-1. As for Fike, the win also got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Franklinton might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Fike in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Can Franklinton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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