The Rolesville Rams will square off against the Richmond Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Rolesville sitting on ten straight victories and Richmond on nine.
Rolesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pinecrest 45-8. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won ten contests by 35 points or more so far this season.
Rolesville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trenten Pressley led the charge by rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 73 rushing yards gave Pressley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Atkinson, who threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
Rolesville's defense stepped up as well, laying out Cody Hansen. four times. Xavier Lewis was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself. Rolesville got some further help from Jovon Wright: he picked up a sack, made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Richmond earned a 24-13 win over Clayton on Friday.
Richmond's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.4 points per game. As for Rolesville, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
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