Southern Nash is 10-0 against Northern Nash since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Southern Nash Firebirds will head out on the road to square off against the Northern Nash Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Southern Nash sitting on 12 straight victories and Northern Nash on six.
Last Wednesday, Southern Nash got the win against Rocky Mount by a conclusive 10-1. The result was nothing new for the Firebirds, who have now won eight matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Rocky Mount from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Erick Arroyo-Soto led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Northern Nash's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Roanoke Rapids 2-1. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by just one goal.
Southern Nash's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0-2. As for Northern Nash, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-2 record this season.
Southern Nash took their win against Northern Nash when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Nash since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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