On Monday, the Rolesville Rams didn't have quite enough to beat the Grace Christian Crusaders and fell 72-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (61), the Rams still had to take the loss.
| 01/20/25 vs Grace Christian | 23 |
| 12/28/24 vs Triton | 12 |
| 12/26/24 vs Coolidge | 10 |
| 01/17/25 vs Millbrook | 5 |
| 12/27/24 vs Hillside | 5 |
Despite the defeat, Rolesville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Anthony Roberts, Jr went 9 for 19 on his way to 23 points and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Roberts, Jr has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Marquis Bryant, who posted eight points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Rolesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grace Christian only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Grace Christian found their leader in sophomore Nate Jones, who went 9 of 16 en route to 24 points. With that strong performance, Jones is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaedyn Cole, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Rolesville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Grace Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Rolesville will look to defend their home court on Friday against Wake Forest at 7:00 p.m. Rolesville is facing Wake Forest at the right time seeing as Wake Forest is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Grace Christian has already played their next game (against TPLS Christian Homeschool), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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