Roanoke Rapids hasn't had much luck against Franklinton recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will take on the Franklinton Rams at 6:00 p.m. Roanoke Rapids knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Franklinton likes a good challenge.
Roanoke Rapids' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Nash Central as Roanoke Rapids made off with a 4-0 win. Considering the Yellowjackets have won four matches by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Balmoris Gonzalez and
Esteven Cordon scored all four of Roanoke Rapids' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Franklinton was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They lost 7-0 to Southern Nash. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Firebirds recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Roanoke Rapids' victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Franklinton, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-3-2 record.
Roanoke Rapids came up short against Franklinton in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Roanoke Rapids avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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