The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. American Leadership Academy-Johnston will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. The game between them and Ascend Leadership didn't end well, with American Leadership Academy-Johnston falling 40-23.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Thales Academy Rolesville's strategy against Friendship Christian on Tuesday. Thales Academy Rolesville enjoyed a cozy 47-28 win over Friendship Christian.
Thales Academy Rolesville found their leader in sophomore Mary Niebauer, who went 9 of 16 en route to 23 points. Niebauer has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Julia Van Valkenburg, who posted seven points in addition to nine steals and five assists.
Thales Academy Rolesville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
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