Franklin is 1-7 against Eastlake since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Franklin Cougars will take on the Eastlake Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Franklin fell victim to Socorro and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Bulldogs are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Eastlake was not quite Socorro's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The loss put an end to the Falcons' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Eastlake fell to 6-1-1. As for Franklin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
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