The Thales Academy Rolesville Knights just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Thales Academy Rolesville will head into Thursday's matchup out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Thursday after a huge 34-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of Neuse Charter by a score of 56-53.
Meanwhile, Southern Wake Academy put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Panther Creek by a score of 62-51. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Catamounts are ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Wake Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bryan Epperson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kobe Plata, who earned 15 points plus seven assists.
Southern Wake Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Panther Creek only posted four.
Thales Academy Rolesville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Southern Wake Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Things could have been worse for Thales Academy Rolesville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-28 loss to Southern Wake Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2018. Thankfully for Thales Academy Rolesville, Stanton Terrell (who earned 16 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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