The Franklin Central Flashes will square off against the Columbus East Olympians at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Franklin Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Noblesville on Tuesday. They came up short against the Millers, falling 4-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Flashes in their matchups with the Millers: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Columbus East also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell 2-0 to Bloomington South on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Olympians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Panthers are ranked fourth).
Franklin Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-7-2. As for Columbus East, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
Franklin Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbus East in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Central 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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