Thales Academy Rolesville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Wake Christian Academy Bulldogs at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Thales Academy Rolesville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Thales Academy Rolesville, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-47 loss to Oak Forest. 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 361st, while Oak Forest is ranked 117th).
Thales Academy Rolesville's defeat came about despite a quality game from Malcolm Foster , who scored 20 points. Foster scored a full 42.6% of Thales Academy Rolesville's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Lopez, who scored 10 points along with 6 steals.
Meanwhile, Wake Christian Academy waltzed into Tuesday's game with four straight wins but they left with five. They took down Thales Academy Apex 96-77. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Wake Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brady Williams, who scored 34 points along with 7 assists and 5 rebounds. The matchup was Williams' eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Beckett Coon, who scored 26 points along with 5 assists.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's victory bumped their season record to 0-0 while Thales Academy Rolesville's defeat dropped theirs to 1-5.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's matchup: Thales Academy Rolesville have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 5.6 threes per game. However, it's not like Wake Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 7.8 per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Thales Academy Rolesville suffered a grim 72-46 defeat to Wake Christian Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Thales Academy Rolesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
