Massena is 10-0 against Franklin Academy since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Massena Raiders will host the Franklin Academy Huskies at 4:30 p.m. Massena's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Massena's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Parishville-Hopkinton 1-0. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' New York soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Panthers are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy made easy work of Gouverneur on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by three goals or more this season.
Ryan Hesseltine and
Caleb Hall scored all three of Franklin Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Massena is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Franklin Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7-2.
Massena was able to grind out a solid win over Franklin Academy when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Will Massena repeat their success, or does Franklin Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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