Thales Academy Apex comes up short despite Anna Maass' strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2024, 9:06am

Recap: Thales Academy Apex Titans vs. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion

It was a good run, but the Thales Academy Apex Titans unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill by a score of 47-44. Thales Academy Apex was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.

When it comes to explaining why Thales Academy Apex lost, one person who can't be blamed is Anna Maass. Despite the final result, she scored 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Sproul, who scored seven points.

Ashlyn Lange continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, scoring 21 points. Lange hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games.

Thales Academy Apex's defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-5. As for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.

Thales Academy Apex will stay at home for another game and welcome Wake Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th. Hopefully Wake Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 31 last Tuesday. As for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, they will be playing in front of their home fans against University Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill is coming into the contest with three straight victories at home, so University Christian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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