The McDowell Trojans will head out to square off against the Franklin Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McDowell has three straight wins, Franklin has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
McDowell's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Meadville.
Tony Bisesto was the driving force of McDowell's attack as he scored both of McDowell's goals, bringing his season total up to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Franklin's offense. They lost 9-0 to Warren on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Franklin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 514th, while Warren are ranked 157th).
McDowell's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went McDowell's way against Franklin in their previous meeting back in September, as McDowell made off with a 10-1 victory. In that matchup, the Trojans amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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