Baseball Preview: Thales Academy Rolesville Knights vs. Thales Academy Apex Titans
Thales Academy Rolesville and Thales Academy Apex are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Thales Academy Rolesville Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Thales Academy Apex Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Thales Academy Rolesville knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Thales Academy Apex likes a good challenge.
Thales Academy Rolesville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against St. Thomas More Academy (and have done all season long). Thales Academy Rolesville blew past St. Thomas More Academy 17-1. Thales Academy Rolesville's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tyler Thomas and Aiden Moore made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Thomas pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Moore tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Thomas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Thomas scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Moore scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Thales Academy Rolesville got a massive performance out of Chase Davidson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Andy Moore was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Thales Academy Apex's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of St. David's by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Thales Academy Apex couldn't push the score so high this time.
Caleb Genna was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Thales Academy Rolesville has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Thales Academy Apex, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Thales Academy Rolesville skirted past Thales Academy Apex 2-1 in their previous meeting on April 9th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Thales Academy Apex's Louie Olsen, who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Thales Academy Rolesville still be able to contain Olsen? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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