Northern Nash is 1-8-1 against Roanoke Rapids since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Northern Nash Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Northern Nash is headed into Monday's following a draw, the team's first since August 19. They and Bunn finished up their match with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. 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.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Southern Nash, falling 6-1. 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).
With that draw, Northern Nash's record moves to 1-3-2. As for Roanoke Rapids, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Northern Nash might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Roanoke Rapids in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Northern Nash avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
