Laurens Central managed to keep up with Franklin Central until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Laurens Central Leopards came up short against the Franklin Central Purple Devils, falling 5-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Leopards of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Laurens Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Franklin Central, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Laurens Central will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Stamford Central at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Franklin Central, they are taking a road trip to challenge Cherry Valley-Springfield at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
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