Two dominant signal callers in Braden Atkinson and Gannon Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rolesville Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rolesville comes in on 12 and Cardinal Gibbons on ten.
Rolesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Cleveland 49-6. Considering Rolesville has won 12 contests by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons faced Hoggard in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons' defense stepped up to hand Hoggard a 38-0 shutout. The Crusaders is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the nine matchup they've won by 20+ points or more this season.
Rolesville better focus on containing Jones and Kendall Scotton as the pair were huge in Cardinal Gibbons' win. Jones rushed for 116 yards and one touchdown on only 12 carries, while Scotton rushed for 171 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Those 171 rushing yards gave Scotton a new career-high.
Rolesville's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.1 points. As for Cardinal Gibbons, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1.
Rolesville came out on top in a nail-biter against Cardinal Gibbons in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 30-27. Will Rolesville repeat their success, or does Cardinal Gibbons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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