The Heide Trask Titans will challenge the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Heide Trask is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Southwest Onslow a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Titans were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Roanoke Rapids ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Roanoke Rapids who was credited with the victory. Roanoke Rapids got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Spring Creek's four. The win was familiar territory for the Yellowjackets who have now won three matches in a row.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Balmoris Gonzalez, who's now up to 23 this season.
Heide Trask pushed their record up to 12-10-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those five matchups. As for Roanoke Rapids, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Heide Trask beat Roanoke Rapids 3-1 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Will Heide Trask repeat their success, or does Roanoke Rapids have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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