FRANKLIN, Ind. – The Franklin College men's soccer team played their final home match of the spring regular season on Saturday (Mar. 27) afternoon, taking on the Anderson Ravens in search of points in their third straight match.

The Grizzlies (2-5-1) closed out their home slate on a high note, winning a thrilling 3-1 contest with the Ravens (1-4-1). Sophomore Isaac Gleitz netted the opening goal and senior Jacob Thompson buried two tallies in the final 10 minutes, extending Franklin's unbeaten streak to three straight.

How it Happened
After spending most of the first half in their own zone, the Grizzlies got the ice breaker late in the first half off the counter attack. Eddy Yousak sent a ball from the left wing into the middle of the attacking zone that found a wide open Gleitz, who made no mistake from 20 yards out to open the scoring.

Franklin held onto the one-goal lead until a scramble in front of the FC net allowed Anderson to find the tying goal in the 80th minute. With overtime on the horizon, Franklin found the go-ahead goal just 71 seconds after the tying goal when Dany Escamilla drew in the Anderson defense before sending a pass over to Thompson who buried the ball into a wide-open net.

In the 86th minute, Thompson put the finishing touches on the win by finishing off a pretty crossing feed from Gleitz, giving him his first career multi-goal game.

Inside the Box Score
-Gleitz recorded the first points of his career, as did Htoo Ray Moo, who was credited with a secondary assist on Thompson's second goal.
-Escamilla's assist gives him points in each of his last four appearances. The Indianapolis, Ind.-native leads Franklin in scoring with three goals and two assists for eight points.
-Reigning HCAC Defensive Player of the Week Elliott Clark matched a career-high in saves, making 10 stops on the day. The Brownstown, Ind.-native has 44 saves on the year and ranks second in the conference in that category.

Up Next
Franklin closes out the regular season on Wednesday (Mar. 31) with a trip to Lexington, Ky. to take on the Transylvania Pioneers. Start time is set for 7:00 p.m.9