Franklin Central won the last time they faced Batesville, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Franklin Central Flashes had just enough and edged the Batesville Bulldogs out 2-1. Given the Flashes' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5-2 record this season. As for Batesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Franklin Central will challenge Beech Grove at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Beech Grove is coming into the matchup with seven straight losses at home, meaning Franklin Central will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Batesville, they will take on Greensburg at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Batesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
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