Wakefield has gone 9-1 against Rolesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Wakefield Wolverines will be playing at home against the Rolesville Rams at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Wakefield got the win against Knightdale by a conclusive 3-0.
While Wakefield might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Knightdale scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 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 matchups.
Meanwhile, Rolesville had just enough and edged Wake Forest out 3-2 on Thursday. 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.
Wakefield now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Rolesville, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Wakefield hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 13.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Rolesville, though, as they've been averaging only 1.9. Given Wakefield's sizable advantage in that area, Rolesville will need to find a way to close that gap.
Wakefield was able to grind out a solid win over Rolesville in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will Wakefield repeat their success, or does Rolesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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