The Knightdale Knights struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Rolesville Rams had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Knightdale was beaten by Rolesville 81-26. Knightdale has not had much luck with Rolesville recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ayomide Adewumi, who scored five points along with ten rebounds and two blocks. Adewumi has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played.
Rolesville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caitlyn Jones, who scored 30 points along with seven assists and three steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Rolesville's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Lewis, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Knightdale has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Rolesville, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.
Knightdale will head out on the road to take on Heritage at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Knightdale is facing Heritage at the right time seeing as Heritage is stuck on a 11-game losing streak. As for Rolesville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Millbrook at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Rolesville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 460 points over their last seven matchups.
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