Tarboro has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Gates County Red Barons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Tarboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Everything went their way against North Edgecombe on Thursday as Tarboro made off with a 9-1 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.
Their offense was hitting North Edgecombe from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Brandon Garcia-Rojas led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Gates County came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Pirates.
The win got Tarboro back to even at 5-5-1. As for Gates County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8-3 record this season.
Tarboro came up short against Gates County in their previous matchup on October 2nd, falling 4-2. Can Tarboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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