The Franklin Yellowjackets and the Weston Ranch Cougars will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Franklin's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over McNair. Considering the Yellowjackets have won five games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Janelli Villagran and Loriauna Thongdee scored all five of Franklin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 30 goals.
Meanwhile, Weston Ranch had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Delta Kings. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-13-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Franklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-1-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those five matchups. As for Weston Ranch, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Franklin's way against Weston Ranch in their previous matchup back in February, as Franklin made off with a 5-1 victory. Will Franklin repeat their success, or does Weston Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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