The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will challenge the Northern Nash Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Roanoke Rapids is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Roanoke Rapids took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Rocky Mount a 7-0 shutout. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Rocky Mount from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Balmoris Gonzalez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Northern Nash had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Red Rams out 2-1. The Knights found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: three Northern Nash players were handed yellow cards.
Roanoke Rapids' victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Northern Nash, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-2 record this season.
Roanoke Rapids might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Northern Nash in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Will Roanoke Rapids have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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