Soccer Preview: Rocky Mount vs. Roanoke Rapids
The Rocky Mount Gryphons have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Roanoke Rapids will have to contend with a Rocky Mount team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen yet this season. Neither Rocky Mount nor Tarboro could gain the upper hand on Wednesday so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Gryphons as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Amat Jobe and
Samuel Osorio scored all three of Rocky Mount's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 6-1 to Southern Nash. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 412th, while the Firebirds are ranked 41st).
With that draw, Rocky Mount's record moves to 0-8-2. As for Roanoke Rapids, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Rocky Mount suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Roanoke Rapids in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Rocky Mount avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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