Bunn has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Bunn will be strutting in after a win while Roanoke Rapids will be coming in after a loss.
Bunn will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Monday, then bounced right back against Nash Central on Wednesday. Bunn's defense stepped up to hand Nash Central a 4-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Roanoke Rapids was not quite Northern Nash's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Brayden Patterson was handed one for the Yellowjackets, while the Knights got theirs courtesy of Brennan Lee.
Roanoke Rapids' goal came courtesy of
Balmoris Gonzalez, who's now up to 20 this season.
Bunn's victory bumped their record up to 6-2-2. As for Roanoke Rapids, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Bunn beat Roanoke Rapids by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bunn since the squad 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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