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| 02/08/24 - Home | 52-26 W |
| 02/02/24 - Away | 58-37 W |
| 01/16/24 - Home | 51-33 W |
| 02/06/23 - Home | 55-20 W |
| 01/24/23 - Home | 52-10 W |
| + 5 more games |
Thales Academy Apex has gone 9-1 against Thales Academy Rolesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Thales Academy Apex Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights at 5:45 p.m. One thing working in Thales Academy Apex's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
On Monday, everything went Thales Academy Apex's way against Neuse Christian Academy as Thales Academy Apex made off with a 61-39 win. With that victory, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.
Anna Maass was her usual excellent self, putting up 21 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Thales Academy Apex's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Sproul, who posted six points in addition to nine steals and six boards.
Thales Academy Apex was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neuse Christian Academy only racked up ten assists.
Meanwhile, Thales Academy Rolesville strolled past American Leadership Academy-Johnston with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 42-23. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly 19 points.
Thales Academy Rolesville found their leader in freshman Julia Van Valkenburg, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 16 points and six steals. Van Valkenburg has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aeryn Robinson, who put up four points and eight steals.
Thales Academy Apex is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points per game. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Thales Academy Apex has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Thales Academy Rolesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.2 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Thales Academy Apex took their victory against Thales Academy Rolesville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 52-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thales Academy Apex since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
