Football Preview: Rolesville Rams vs. Cleveland Rams
Two dominant signal callers in Braden Atkinson and Jackson Byrd are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rolesville Rams will take on the Cleveland Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Rolesville sitting on 11 straight victories and Cleveland on 13.
Rolesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 44-6 win over Richmond. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won 11 matches by 35 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Rolesville's victory came down to the chemistry between Atkinson and his top target Anthony Roberts. Atkinson threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.3% of his passes while Roberts picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of Atkinson's aerial production (88 yards to be exact) also went to Jaedon Alford, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Cleveland's game on Friday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They blew past Jordan 48-28. Considering the Rams have won seven contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Byrd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 219 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 33 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Deangelo Ruffin Jr, who picked up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cleveland's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Daniel Lugo and Sawyer Lowe, who racked up four sacks between them. Cameron Melvin was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Rolesville pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.2 points. As for Cleveland, their record is now 13-0.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Rolesville has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 150.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Cleveland has preferred to attack from the air: they average 291.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Rolesville was able to grind out a solid victory over Cleveland in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, winning 28-21. Will Rolesville repeat their success, or does Cleveland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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