Recap: Thales Academy Rolesville Knights vs. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion
The Thales Academy Rolesville Knights lost against the Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Thales Academy Rolesville fell 52-45 to Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill. Thales Academy Rolesville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Thales Academy Rolesville had strong showings from Anthony Lopez, who scored 20 points, and Malcolm Foster , who scored 13 points. Foster scored a full 28.9% of Thales Academy Rolesville's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Fischer , who scored 6 points along with 8 rebounds.
Kyren Smith was his usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with 6 rebounds for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill. The matchup was Smith's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Zachary Powery was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 7 rebounds.
Thales Academy Rolesville's loss was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 1-5. As for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Thales Academy Rolesville will be playing at home against Oak Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, they will head out on the road to face off against Hillside at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillside knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill likes a good challenge.
