The Rocky Mount Gryphons are taking a road trip to take on the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rocky Mount will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against SouthWest Edgecombe on Monday. The Gryphons never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Rocky Mount haven't had any issues with SouthWest Edgecombe recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids strolled into their game on Monday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against Northern Nash. Roanoke Rapids better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Casey Neal, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Roanoke Rapids' victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 52 goals over those nine matches. As for Rocky Mount, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Rocky Mount suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played back in March. Can the Gryphons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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