Baseball Game Preview: Thales Academy Apex Titans vs. Neuse Christian Academy Lions

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Previous Games

04/23/24 - Away	12-1 W
04/10/24 - Home	10-0 W
05/04/23 - Home	10-2 W
04/14/23 - Away	8-0 W
04/19/22 - Home	10-1 W
+ 2 more games

Thales Academy Apex has gone a perfect 7-0 against Neuse Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Thales Academy Apex will take on Neuse Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Thales Academy Apex lost 14-2 to Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill on Tuesday. The loss put an end to the Titans' undefeated start to the season.

Thales Academy Apex saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Sheldon, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Neuse Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of St. Thomas More Academy by a score of 7-6.

Neuse Christian Academy's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2. As for Thales Academy Apex, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Neuse Christian Academy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Thales Academy Apex has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Neuse Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging 14 hits. Given Thales Academy Apex's sizable advantage in that area, Neuse Christian Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.

Thales Academy Apex took their victory against Neuse Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1. Does Thales Academy Apex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Neuse Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.