Rocky Mount is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Hunt a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Rocky Mount Gryphons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hunt Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Rocky Mount has given up an average of 6.9 goals per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rocky Mount fell victim to Southern Nash and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Firebirds, falling 9-0. Merlin Gardin was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Meanwhile, Hunt's game on Wednesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged out Northern Nash 2-1. That's two games straight that Hunt have won by just one goal.
Santiago Herrera and Mark Dixon scored both of Hunt's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
The victory got Hunt back to even at 8-8-1. As for Rocky Mount, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
Rocky Mount might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from Hunt in their previous meeting on October 1st. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Gryphons were down 5-2.
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