Soccer Preview: Roanoke Rapids vs. Rocky Mount
The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Rocky Mount Gryphons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roanoke Rapids will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
If Roanoke Rapids beats Rocky Mount with four goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Roanoke Rapids blew past Northern Nash 4-1. The result was nothing new for Roanoke Rapids, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Northern Nash with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kamdyn Jean (2),
Avery Qualls, and
Casey Neal.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount came up short against Nash Central on Thursday and fell 5-3. Rocky Mount has not had much luck with Nash Central recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Roanoke Rapids is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. As for Rocky Mount, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Everything went Roanoke Rapids' way against Rocky Mount in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Roanoke Rapids made off with an 11-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roanoke Rapids since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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