The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will square off against the Southern Nash Firebirds at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Roanoke Rapids is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Nash Central on Thursday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Roanoke Rapids came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Nash Central are ranked 207th).
Meanwhile, Southern Nash kept a clean sheet against Franklinton on Monday. They came out on top against the Red Rams by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southern Nash.
Southern Nash pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those six contests. As for Roanoke Rapids, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 15-1.
Roanoke Rapids skirted past Southern Nash 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Do the Yellowjackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Firebirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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