Football Recap: Knightdale Knights vs. Rolesville Rams
Knightdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Rolesville Rams 69-7. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 62-0.
Despite the loss, Knightdale saw an underclassman step up: Jamel Perry threw for 181 yards and a touchdown.
Braden Atkinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rolesville, throwing for 251 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Gavin Waddell was Atkinson's top target, picking up 56 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Knightdale's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Rolesville, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Knightdale will challenge Millbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Millbrook is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.9 points per game this season. As for Rolesville, they will take on Wake Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rolesville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Wake Forest likes a good challenge.
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