Franklin County hasn't had much luck against Batesville recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Wildcats will square off against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Franklin County's offense. They came up short against Oldenburg Academy on Wednesday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Franklin County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Oldenburg Academy are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Batesville was forced to settle for a draw. They and Columbus North finished up their match with a 0-0 draw on Wednesday.
Batesville was without their leading scorer, Hailee Weisenbach, in Wednesday's contest. With Weisenbach sitting this one out, Macey Benjamin got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 50.5).
With that draw, Batesville's record moves to 9-5-1. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-1.
Franklin County might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Batesville in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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