Soccer Preview: Rocky Mount vs. Roanoke Rapids
The Rocky Mount Gryphons will head out on the road to take on the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Rocky Mount will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 367th, while Roanoke Rapids is ranked 131st).
Last Tuesday, Rocky Mount suffered a rough 10-1 loss at the hands of Southern Nash. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rocky Mount in their matchups with Southern Nash: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They never let Bunn onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Roanoke Rapids needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting Bunn from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Casey Neal led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Rocky Mount now has a losing record at 3-4-1. As for Roanoke Rapids, their win bumped their record up to 5-2-1.
Rocky Mount suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Rocky Mount avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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