The third road contest was the charm for the Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Thales Academy Rolesville by a score of 52-45 on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Kyren Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's points. Another player making a difference was Noah Kim, who scored 12 points along with 6 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Thales Academy Rolesville had strong showings from Anthony Lopez, who scored 20 points, and Malcolm Foster , who scored 13 points. Foster scored a full 28.9% of Thales Academy Rolesville's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Fischer , who scored 6 points along with 8 rebounds.
The victory got Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill back to even at 3-3. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 1-5.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill will head out on the road to face off against Hillside at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hillside's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Oak Forest at 7:00 p.m. on December 5th.
