Spring Creek has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will challenge the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. Spring Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Spring Creek is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Midway just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 3-2. The Gators have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Homar Elias Lopez Castro and
Jeheili Magdiel Velasquez Sanchez scored both of Spring Creek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids' game two weeks ago was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Bunn by a score of 3-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Yellowjackets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Wildcats are ranked 129th).
Spring Creek's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8-2. As for Roanoke Rapids, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.
Spring Creek took their win against Roanoke Rapids in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Spring Creek repeat their success, or does Roanoke Rapids have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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