Tuscola is 1-9 against Franklin since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tuscola Mountaineers will venture away from home to square off against the Franklin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Tuscola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Tuscola will bounce into Monday's contest after beating North Henderson, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Tuscola's way against North Henderson back in September as Tuscola made off with a 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Mountaineers, who have now won five matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit North Henderson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Bryce Ferguson (2),
Will Roberts, and
Stonewall Strickland.
Meanwhile, Franklin was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. They won by a goal and slipped past East Henderson 3-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
The win (which was Tuscola's third in a row) raised their record to 7-4. As for Franklin, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Tuscola skirted past Franklin 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuscola since the squad 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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