The Franklin Academy Patriots will face off against the Manteo Redskins on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Franklin Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand American Leadership Academy-Johnston a 9-0 shutout. Franklin Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matches by four goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Manteo entered their tilt with Eno River Academy on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Bobcats. That's two games straight that Manteo have won by just one goal.
Leslie Alvarez Hernandez and Annie Maner scored all three of Manteo's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 35 goals.
Franklin Academy's win bumped their record up to 22-0. As for Manteo, their victory bumped their record up to 14-6-1.
Franklin Academy couldn't quite get it done against Manteo in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as they fell 2-0. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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