Soccer Recap: Rolesville Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake + How To Watch

Rolesville's game on Tuesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against the Athens Drive Jaguars by a score of 5-3. Given Rolesville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 80th, while Athens Drive are ranked 254th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Rolesville hit Athens Drive with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Riley Daniels (2), Steven Benitez, Nigel Crawford, and Cameron Laxton.

Rolesville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. As for Athens Drive, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9-1.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Rolesville will challenge rival Leesville Road at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Athens Drive is set to square off against their familiar foe Broughton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.