The Northern Nash Knights will challenge the Rocky Mount Gryphons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Nash is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Northern Nash will bounce into Friday's match after beating Roanoke Rapids, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northern Nash put the hurt on Roanoke Rapids with a sharp 4-1 win on Wednesday. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by three goals or more this season.
They hit Roanoke Rapids with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gotti Martinez (2),
Roland Mboumien, and
Jayden Roberson.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 4-0 to Nash Central. Elijah Purdy was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
The victory made it two in a row for Northern Nash and bumps their season record up to 4-5-2. As for Rocky Mount, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13-2.
Northern Nash took their win against Rocky Mount in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-3. Does Northern Nash have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rocky Mount turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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