The Rocky Mount Gryphons will head out to face off against the Northern Nash Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocky Mount has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Northern Nash will come in with three straight wins.
Rocky Mount came up short against Roanoke Rapids on Friday, falling 8-1. While losing is never fun, Rocky Mount can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Roanoke Rapids are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Northern Nash hadn't done well against Southern Nash recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Northern Nash walked away with a 4-2 victory over Southern Nash. The score was all tied up 2-2 at the break, but Northern Nash were the better team in the second half.
They hit Southern Nash with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Griffin Webb (2), Addison Shook, and Ava Lloyd.
Northern Nash's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Rocky Mount, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Rocky Mount might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Northern Nash when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can Rocky Mount avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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