Thales Academy Rolesville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while St. Thomas More Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Thales Academy Rolesville Knights will take on the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Thales Academy Rolesville's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Thales Academy Rolesville gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Varsity Opponent. 12 seems to be a good number for Thales Academy Rolesville as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nate Ellison was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. Ellison has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ellison was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Evan Clark was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Tyler Thomas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More Academy fell victim to a rough 15-1 loss at the hands of Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill on Tuesday.
St. Thomas More Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Zwirblia, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Thales Academy Rolesville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for St. Thomas More Academy, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Thales Academy Rolesville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas More Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Thales Academy Rolesville skirted past St. Thomas More Academy 7-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Thales Academy Rolesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Thomas More Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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