Soccer Preview: Rocky Mount vs. Roanoke Rapids
The Rocky Mount Gryphons will head out to face off against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Rocky Mount is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Rocky Mount's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Northern Nash on Friday. They lost 9-0 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Gryphons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 517th, while the Knights are ranked 207th).
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids came up short against Northern Nash on Wednesday, falling 4-1. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rocky Mount's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14-2. As for Roanoke Rapids, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8.
Rocky Mount might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played back in September. Can Rocky Mount avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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