Baseball Preview: Thales Academy Rolesville Knights vs. Neuse Christian Academy Lions
Thales Academy Rolesville is 5-0 against Neuse Christian Academy since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Thales Academy Rolesville Knights will look to defend their home field against the Neuse Christian Academy Lions at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Thales Academy Rolesville has eight straight wins, Neuse Christian Academy has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Thales Academy Rolesville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Thales Academy Apex (and have done all season long). Thales Academy Rolesville's pitcher stepped up to hand Thales Academy Apex a 13-0 shutout on Friday.
Nate Ellison made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Ellison has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Ellison was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Thales Academy Rolesville got a big performance out of Evan Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Andy Moore was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Neuse Christian Academy fell victim to Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Lion.
Thales Academy Rolesville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Neuse Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Thales Academy Rolesville took their victory against Neuse Christian Academy in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 12-1. Does Thales Academy Rolesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Neuse Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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