Volleyball Preview: Thales Academy Apex Titans vs. Thales Academy Rolesville Knights
Thales Academy Apex and Thales Academy Rolesville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Thales Academy Apex Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Thales Academy Apex beat Neuse Christian Academy 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 18-25, 25-14, 25-22.
Thales Academy Apex got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Evelyn Shock out in front who had 13 kills and ten aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces. Another player making a difference was Kellyann Ellis, who had 27 kills.
Meanwhile, Thales Academy Rolesville made easy work of Friendship Christian on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-13, 25-21.
Thales Academy Rolesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Thales Academy Apex is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Thales Academy Apex beat Thales Academy Rolesville 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Thales Academy Apex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thales Academy Rolesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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