Now that Rhyme McAdams (Annie LeBlanc) is a freshman at Attaway High, she wants to find her place among her classmates in Season 6 — especially since TK (Hayden Summerall) is back in her life. After Ellie (Brooke Butler) encourages her to give the cheerleading squad a shot with her, the two attend the tryout together. 

In Episode 1, after learning the pre-game routine, Rhyme shows off her gymnastics skills to the rest of the squad. Viewers were shocked to see that the captain of the cheer team was a familiar face.

Avani Gregg plays Gemma, the perfectionist cheerleading captain who isn't exactly overly cheerful when it comes to Rhyme's anxieties regarding her tryout. The character is a recurring one, so Avani is a key figure in the sixth season.

Once Ellie learns that she hasn't made the team, but Rhyme has (thanks, in part, to her gymnastics skills), the two come to the realization that they won't be spending a lot of time together. 

This, combined with the fact that Gemma is unwilling to compromise on her high standards, means that Rhyme has a lot to deal with in Season 6.