Rolesville is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Pinecrest is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Rolesville Rams will host the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rolesville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Pinecrest likes a good challenge.
Rolesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Middle Creek, posting a 57-22 win. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by 35 points or more this season.
Braden Atkinson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 224 yards and four touchdowns. Gavin Waddell was Atkinson's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rolesville wouldn't let Middle Creek keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Rolesville can thank Jovon Wright and Atkinson for forcing all of them. Wright has been hot , having also posted at least one defended passe the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest didn't have too much trouble with New Hanover on Friday as they won 30-16.
Pinecrest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zymire Spencer led the charge by rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Eric Melton, who gained 106 total yards and a touchdown.
Pinecrest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keegan Cole-Bryan and William Miller. Miller also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Pinecrest got some further help from Tanner Corwin: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Pinecrest's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Rolesville, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Rolesville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 150.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pinecrest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 321.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Rolesville's way against Pinecrest in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, as Rolesville made off with a 52-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pinecrest's Nahjiir Seagraves, who rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Rolesville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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