The Rocky Mount Gryphons will venture away from home to take on the Northern Nash Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocky Mount is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Rocky Mount's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Nash Central on Wednesday. They lost 4-0 to the Bulldogs. Elijah Purdy was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Meanwhile, Northern Nash hadn't done well against Roanoke Rapids recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Northern Nash blew past Roanoke Rapids 4-1. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit Roanoke Rapids with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gotti Martinez (2),
Roland Mboumien, and
Jayden Roberson.
Rocky Mount's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13-2. As for Northern Nash, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5-2.
Rocky Mount suffered a grim 7-3 defeat to Northern Nash in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Rocky Mount avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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