Lawrenceburg has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Franklin County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few goals on average, (Lawrenceburg: 0.3, Franklin County: 0.4) so any goals scored will be well earned.
Lawrenceburg's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against North Central by a score of 2-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while the Panthers are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ava Merkel and
Preslee Rugg scored both of Lawrenceburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Franklin County and New Castle combined for 22 shots on goal on Tuesday, which explains the impressive eight total goals scored. Franklin County blew past New Castle 7-1. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goal.
Lawrenceburg's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Franklin County, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Everything went Lawrenceburg's way against Franklin County in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Lawrenceburg made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrenceburg 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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