The Knightdale Knights will head out to square off against the Rolesville Rams at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Knightdale will be strutting in after a win while Rolesville will be coming in after a defeat.
Knightdale is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Wake Forest: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Knightdale blew Wake Forest out of the water with a 62-25 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Knightdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leia Rios, who posted 13 points along with five assists and three steals. Ja'Kiyah Moore was another key player, putting up ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Rolesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Terry Sanford, falling 75-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rams have suffered since December 30, 2023.
Knightdale's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Rolesville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Knightdale was taken down by Rolesville 81-26 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Knightdale was down 54-18.
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