Football Preview: Rolesville Rams vs. Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders
The Rolesville Rams will challenge the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rolesville is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Rolesville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past East Wake, posting a 52-0 victory at home. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Warriors are ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braden Atkinson was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 309 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.3 passing touchdowns per game. Jaedon Alford was in the mix too, providing Rolesville with three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons strolled past Richmond with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Gannon Jones had a dynamite game for Cardinal Gibbons, throwing for 264 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Sam Dodd was Jones' top target, picking up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Rolesville now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their record now sits at 2-0.
Rolesville came up short against Cardinal Gibbons when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 28-21. Can Rolesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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