Friendship Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights and fell 56-29. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 47-28 on January 7th.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thales Academy Rolesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Julia Van Valkenburg, who went 8 for 17 on her way to 18 points in addition to seven steals and six assists. Van Valkenburg is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mary Niebauer, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards.
Friendship Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Friendship Christian has already played their next game (against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Thales Academy Rolesville has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against St. Thomas More Academy.
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