The Thales Academy Apex Titans are taking a road trip to face off against the Friendship Christian Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Thales Academy Apex managed to keep up with Thales Academy Rolesville until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Titans lost 4-0 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, Thales Academy Apex can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Thales Academy Rolesville are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Friendship Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill 3-2.
Thales Academy Apex's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Friendship Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Everything went Thales Academy Apex's way against Friendship Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Thales Academy Apex made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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