Basketball Preview: Neuse Christian Academy Lions vs. Thales Academy Rolesville Knights
Neuse Christian Academy is 9-0 against the Knights since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Neuse Christian Academy Lions will be playing at home against the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights at 4:45 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Neuse Christian Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight defeat. They were the victim of a tough 47-27 defeat at the hands of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Neuse Christian Academy in their matchups with the Lion: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Thales Academy Rolesville suffered a tough 58-37 loss at the hands of the Titans on Friday. While losing is never fun, Thales Academy Rolesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 499th, while the Titans are ranked 185th).
Neuse Christian Academy has not been sharp recently as the team's lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-14.
Neuse Christian Academy strolled past the Knights in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 48-34. Will Neuse Christian Academy repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
