Basketball Recap: Lyla Lindstrom's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Neuse Christian Academy over Thales Academy Rolesville

After flying high against Cristo Rey Research Triangle last Friday, Neuse Christian Academy came back down to earth. The Neuse Christian Academy Lions took a 59-42 bruising from the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights on Tuesday. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Neuse Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Lyla Lindstrom, who posted 18 points and eight rebounds. Morgan Little was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten boards.

Thales Academy Rolesville was led to victory by Julia Van Valkenburg and Mary Niebauer. Van Valkenburg went 8 for 13 on her way to 22 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, while Niebauer scored 20 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Van Valkenburg a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Kendall Hudson, who earned nine points and five rebounds.

Neuse Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.

Neuse Christian Academy has already played their next contest (against Friendship Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Thales Academy Rolesville has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against St. Thomas More Academy.