The Southern Nash Firebirds will challenge the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Nash is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
If Southern Nash beats Roanoke Rapids with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Firebirds narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Nash Central 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southern Nash.
Erika Landa and Ana Alonso scored both of Southern Nash's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Franklinton. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Roanoke Rapids' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Franklinton are ranked 318th).
Roanoke Rapids' victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 49 goals over those eight contests. As for Southern Nash, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Southern Nash suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played back in March. Can the Firebirds avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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