Soccer Preview: Northern Nash vs. Southern Wayne
The Northern Nash Knights will challenge the Southern Wayne Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Wednesday, Northern Nash came up short against Clayton and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Comets are ranked 43rd).
Jefferson Hux and
Jayden Roberson scored both of Northern Nash's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Greene Central by a score of 3-1.
This is the second loss in a row for Northern Nash and nudges their season record down to 0-2-1. As for Southern Wayne, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Northern Nash came up short against Southern Wayne when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Northern Nash avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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