The Franklin Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Brevard Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on East Henderson with a sharp 5-1 win on Wednesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Franklin's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 134th, while East Henderson are ranked 287th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Brevard made sure to put some goals up on the board against Smoky Mountain on Friday. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Give Brevard's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Brevard pushed their record up to 10-1-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matches. As for Franklin, their win bumped their record up to 7-3-2.
Franklin came up short against Brevard in their previous matchup back in March, falling 4-2. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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