If Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill was riding high fresh off their 44-20 takedown of Neuse Christian Academy last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion came up short against the Thales Academy Apex Titans on Thursday, falling 44-24. While losing is never fun, the Lion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Titans are ranked 178th).
Claire Schutte
| 02/06/25 vs Thales Academy Apex | 75% |
| 01/30/25 @ Friendship Christian | 50% |
| 11/15/24 vs Cristo Rey Research Triangle | 50% |
| 11/05/24 vs South Wake | 50% |
| 01/28/25 vs Friendship Christian | 43% |
When it comes to explaining why Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill lost, don't look at Claire Schutte. Despite the final result, she posted eight points and 16 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Schutte a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%). Ellie McClurg was another key player, putting up five points.
Even though they lost, Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Thales Academy Apex's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kate Sproul, who earned ten points in addition to eight steals and seven assists. Sproul is becoming a predictor of Thales Academy Apex's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Maass, who scored 14 points along with eight boards and three steals.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Thales Academy Apex, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thales Academy Apex, they have already played their next match, a 44-31 victory against St. Thomas More Academy on the 7th.
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