Soccer Game Preview: Rolesville vs. East Wake

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Previous Games

03/05/24 - Home	3-1 W
02/28/23 - Away	9-0 W
03/09/20 - Away	9-0 W
03/04/19 - Home	5-2 W
03/07/18 - Away	1-1 T
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Rolesville has gone 8-1-1 against East Wake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Rolesville will take on East Wake at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Rolesville is headed into Thursday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost 4-1 to Millbrook on Wednesday. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Rolesville couldn't quite close it out.

Their goal came courtesy of Kelcey Bennett, who's now up to 19 this season.

Meanwhile, East Wake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Fike, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, East Wake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 346th, while Fike are ranked 104th).

Rolesville's loss dropped their record down to 9-2-1. As for East Wake, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Rolesville beat East Wake 3-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rolesville since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.