Northern Nash is 2-8 against Roanoke Rapids since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Northern Nash Knights will square off against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m.
Northern Nash is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Rolesville on Friday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Rams are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Southern Nash get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by three goals or more this season.
Casey Neal and Claire Walker scored all three of Roanoke Rapids' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Roanoke Rapids' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those five matches. As for Northern Nash, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Northern Nash suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Northern Nash avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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