The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will face off against the Southeast Halifax Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Roanoke Rapids is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Rocky Mount on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Roanoke Rapids was dealt a 72-19 loss at the hands of Rocky Mount. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Gryphons recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Southeast Halifax was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a 39-25 bruising from Northampton County.
Southeast Halifax's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Roanoke Rapids, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Roanoke Rapids took their victory against Southeast Halifax in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 56-32. In that contest, Roanoke Rapids amassed a halftime lead of 31-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
