The Franklin Admirals will square off against the Science Hill Hilltoppers at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Franklin comes in on three and Science Hill on ten.
Franklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Gallatin a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Admirals have won nine contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Gallatin with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Olivia Simpson (2),
Mia Hasan (2),
Lilly Strange, and
Ava DeSantis.
Meanwhile, Science Hill faced Powell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Science Hill skirted past Powell 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for the Hilltoppers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Franklin's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1-1. As for Science Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-1 record this season.
Franklin beat Science Hill by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin since the team 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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