The Rocky Mount Gryphons are taking a road trip to face off against the Fike Golden Demons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mount's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Rocky Mount fell victim to Northern Nash and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Knights. 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 480th, while Northern Nash are ranked 159th).
Meanwhile, Fike came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Warriors. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Fike were the better team in the second half.
Rocky Mount's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Fike, their win bumped their record up to 8-3-1.
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