Chavez is 2-8 against Franklin since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Chavez Titans will head out to take on the Franklin Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Chavez's offense. They came up short against Stagg on Tuesday, falling 3-0. That's two games in a row now that the Titans have lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Franklin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Edison on Tuesday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Vikings are ranked 662nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Loriauna Thongdee and Janelli Villagran scored all three of Franklin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 37 goals.
Franklin's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for Chavez, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-5-2.
Chavez suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Franklin when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Chavez avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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