Roanoke Rapids men's soccer team beat Durham School of the Arts (DSA) Wednesday night on the road.
RRHS 6 - DSA 1
Roanoke Rapids goals by: Cameron Wilson 4, Carson Neal, Emerson Escobar with assists by Markus Chappell, Carson Neal 2, Emerson Escobar, Tyler Smith.
Thomas Merritt had 9 saves in goal.
Post match comments by Roanoke Rapids head coach Craig Jean, "We were very good all around tonight. To put 6 goals on a very good DSA team, at their place, is a big accomplishment by itself. It is even bigger considering we were coming off of a very bad loss. Everybody stepped up their game tonight, was accountable and did their jobs. Our fronts worked hard off the ball and were not over the top one dimensional. Carson Neal and Emerson Escobar were in sync and worked well together. Chase Johnson did a great job rolling into space and giving us a great attacking presence as an outside back. Our midfield, especially Eulices Pineda, did a great job at keeping DSA'S #10 from getting anything going for them; since he was the one that gave us the most trouble in our first matchup. Our finishes were a lot of fun to watch. Cameron Wilson was dominant in front of the goal. His first goal was a waist high side volley that was extremely impressive. We ran our attack wide through him and good things happened because of it. This whole group continues to get better and impress me."