The Thales Academy Apex Titans will head out to square off against the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Thales Academy Apex's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Neuse Christian Academy with a sharp 7-0 win. Kailee Lockhart was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Thales Academy Rolesville had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 goals) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 9-0 victory. Thales Academy Rolesville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Thales Academy Rolesville's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those five contests. As for Thales Academy Apex, their win bumped their record up to 8-5-1.
Thales Academy Apex suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Thales Academy Rolesville when the teams last played on April 1st. Can the Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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