Soccer Recap: Roanoke Rapids vs. Clinton
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Roanoke Rapids can now relate to. They came up short against the Clinton Dark Horses on Friday, falling 5-0. 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 228th, while the Dark Horses are ranked 19th).
Roanoke Rapids' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-11. As for Clinton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season.
Roanoke Rapids does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Clinton, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on James Kenan at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. James Kenan will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Clinton surely won't give up without a fight.
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