Eastwood is 2-8 against Franklin since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastwood Troopers will head out to face off against the Franklin Cougars at 7:30 p.m.
Eastwood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Eastlake on Friday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Franklin kept a clean sheet against Montwood on Friday. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 3-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
The win made it two in a row for Franklin and bumps their season record up to 10-4. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matches. As for Eastwood, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2.
Eastwood skirted past Franklin 3-2 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastwood 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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