Roanoke Rapids has gone 8-1-1 against Northern Nash recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northern Nash Knights at 6:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Roanoke Rapids is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They lost 6-1 to Southern Nash. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Firebirds are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in August, Northern Nash was forced to settle for a draw on Wednesday. They and Bunn finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The outcome might've been different if Alvin Luque hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Northern Nash's goal came courtesy of
Jayden Roberson, who's now up to three this season.
Roanoke Rapids' loss dropped their record down to 2-6. With that draw, Northern Nash's record moves to 1-3-2.
Everything went Roanoke Rapids' way against Northern Nash in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Roanoke Rapids made off with a 4-1 victory. Will Roanoke Rapids repeat their success, or does Northern Nash have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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