Basketball Recap: Hunter Peed's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Friendship Christian over Thales Academy Rolesville

Friendship Christian lost against Thales Academy Rolesville last Friday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Friendship Christian Falcons took a 52-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Friendship Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hunter Peed, who posted 16 points. That was a full 35.6% of Friendship Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Josh Woodard was another key player, putting up 12 points and six rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thales Academy Rolesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colby Currie, who went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Tony Lopez, who put up seven points along with five assists and five steals.

Friendship Christian's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, their win bumped their record up to 10-15.

Friendship Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Thales Academy Apex at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Thales Academy Rolesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season.