The Knights travel to East Wake this afternoon for their first match up of the year at 6:30.
A little background: East Wake was a serious state playoff contender last year (a 30-plus win team) that got dropped in the first round by Fuquay-Varina. Ever since the team has struggled with "knowing how good it is, but not playing to that level" as coach DeLane Hayes has stressed several times this season.
Knightdale, which was no show-stopper last year, had a rough start to the 2009 season, but the team impressively knocked off Wake Forest Rolesville in its first win and showed, even if only for a couple hours, it can contend when needed.
Those that like soccer need to check this one out, especially in light of the rivalry. It will be interesting to see which team can hold off for the big W.
