The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will venture away from home to challenge the Franklinton Red Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roanoke Rapids is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Roanoke Rapids' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Nash Central. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Roanoke Rapids' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Nash Central are ranked 147th).
Casey Neal was the driving force of Roanoke Rapids' attack as she scored both of Roanoke Rapids' goals, bringing her season total up to 32 goals.
Meanwhile, Franklinton didn't have quite enough to beat Southern Nash on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Roanoke Rapids' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Franklinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
Roanoke Rapids took their victory against Franklinton in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 5-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellowjackets since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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