Soccer Preview: Northern Nash vs. Roanoke Rapids
The Northern Nash Knights will face off against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Nash is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Northern Nash will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Franklinton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Northern Nash skirted past Franklinton 2-1. The Knights found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Northern Nash players were handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Roanoke Rapids, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They never let Rocky Mount onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won five matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Rocky Mount from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Balmoris Gonzalez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Northern Nash's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5-2. As for Roanoke Rapids, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Northern Nash took their victory against Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played last Wednesday by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northern Nash since the team 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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