Roanoke Rapids is 0-3 against Nash Central since October of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Nash Central Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Roanoke Rapids will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while Nash Central is ranked 88th).
Last Friday, Roanoke Rapids had to suffer through a rough 53-14 loss at the hands of Nash Central. Roanoke Rapids has struggled against Nash Central recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Roanoke Rapids' defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their overall record down to 2-8. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 10-0 Vance County and 9-1 Northern Nash (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 76% over those games). As for Nash Central, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Roanoke Rapids took a serious blow against Nash Central in their previous matchup on Friday, falling 53-14. Can Roanoke Rapids avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
