FRANKLIN – The Franklin women's soccer team hosted the Manchester Spartans in their penultimate home match of the regular season when the two teams met on Wednesday (Oct. 23) night.
 
Franklin (5-7-2, 4-3 HCAC) turned in a dominant performance to earn all three points, holding the Spartans (0-13-2, 0-7 HCAC) without a shot attempt in a 3-0 Grizzly victory.
 
How it Happened
After pressing for the bulk of the first half, Franklin found a break-through in the 38^th minute. After a corner kick was whipped into the Manchester 18-yard box, Issy Pridemore tapped a pass back to Maddison Claybrooke and the senior center back fired a shot into the top of the net for her fourth goal of the year.
 
Franklin added to their tally in the 58^th minute, when a centering pass from Jetta Norris was hammered home by Jaiden Baker to make it a 2-0 game. Sydney Lovett put the finishing touches on the dominant win, earning a penalty in the 78^th minute and stuffing it home for her second goal of the year.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Franklin finished with 18 shot attempts, led by four shots from Baker.
-Claybrooke had three shots with Lovett, Amani Kinkaid and Shelby Rendes attempting two shots each.
-Franklin recorded their fifth clean sheet of the year, and the fourth credited to senior keeper Makenna Mundy.
 
Up Next
The Grizzlies are at Faught Stadium for the final time in the regular season on Friday (Oct. 25) night, hosting the Anderson Ravens. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.