Yellowjackets
| 04/01/25 vs Southern Nash | 2 |
| 03/27/25 @ Franklinton | 6 |
| 03/25/25 @ Nash Central | 10 |
| 03/19/25 vs Bunn | 4 |
| 03/15/25 vs Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic Association | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
Roanoke Rapids has gone 8-2 against Northern Nash recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Yellowjackets will face off against the Knights at 6:30 p.m. Roanoke Rapids is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Roanoke Rapids is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Southern Nash just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Firebirds.
Roanoke Rapids saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Jones, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Northern Nash was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They came up short against Bunn, falling 16-1. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost nine in a row.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 9-3. As for Northern Nash, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Northern Nash's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Roanoke Rapids has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Northern Nash, though, as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4 strikeouts. Will Roanoke Rapids keep running through batters, or will the Knights buck the trend?
Everything went Roanoke Rapids' way against Northern Nash when the teams last played back in March, as Roanoke Rapids made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellowjackets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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