The Franklinton Red Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Wake Forest Cougars at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Franklinton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Franklinton's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against East Wake by a score of 2-0. Given Franklinton's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 107th, while East Wake are ranked 403rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Avery Doi was the driving force of Franklinton's attack as he scored both of Franklinton's goals, bringing his season total up to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest entered their tilt with Knightdale on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Knights. Wake Forest found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: C. Evans and A. Hamilton were both handed yellow cards.
Wake Forest now has a winning record of 7-6-5. As for Franklinton, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.
Franklinton skirted past Wake Forest 1-0 when the teams last played on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Rams since the squad 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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