Rolesville hasn't had much luck against Wakefield recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rolesville Rams will challenge the Wakefield Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Rolesville sidestepped Wake Forest for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Rolesville was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 24-26, 12-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Wakefield made easy work of Knightdale on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Knightdale scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-6, 25-16.
Wakefield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight games.
Rolesville's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Wakefield, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Rolesville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Wakefield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rolesville came up short against Wakefield when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Rolesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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