Softball Game Preview: Rocky Mount Gryphons vs. Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 3:56am

Softball Preview: Rocky Mount Gryphons vs. Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets

Rocky Mount is 0-6 against Roanoke Rapids since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rocky Mount Gryphons will look to defend their home field against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m.

Sadly, Rocky Mount is still looking for their first win of the season after 15 matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 29-0 walloping at the hands of Bunn on Monday.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Roanoke Rapids gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on Franklinton with a sharp 10-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Roanoke Rapids.

Rocky Mount's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Roanoke Rapids, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.

Rocky Mount might still be hurting after the 29-4 loss they got from Roanoke Rapids in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Roanoke Rapids' Lydia Carroll, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and four runs. Now that Rocky Mount knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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