Thales Academy Rolesville lost a heartbreaker on Thursday after a huge 34-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of the Neuse Charter Cougars by a score of 56-53.
Thales Academy Rolesville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Hunter Steffen, who scored eight points plus 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Steffen a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Owen Cleek, who scored 12 points in addition to five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Thales Academy Rolesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Donolyjah Tyrell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Neuse Charter, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 16 rebounds. Tyrell has been hot , having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Klayton Tew was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Thales Academy Rolesville has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Neuse Charter, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Thales Academy Rolesville has already played their next contest, an 80-35 loss against Southern Wake Academy on the 6th. As for Neuse Charter, they will head out to square off against C.B. Aycock at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Neuse Charter has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 202 points over their last three matches.
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