Basketball Game Preview: Thales Academy Rolesville Knights vs. Friendship Christian Falcons

Thales Academy Rolesville is 8-2 against Friendship Christian since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Thales Academy Rolesville Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Friendship Christian Falcons at 6:45 p.m. Thales Academy Rolesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.7 points per game this season.

Thales Academy Rolesville is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Thales Academy Apex on Friday. Thales Academy Rolesville fell 61-53 to Thales Academy Apex. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost seven in a row.

Despite the defeat, Thales Academy Rolesville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Colby Currie went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points. That's the most points Currie has posted since back in November of 2024. Owen Cleek was another key player, putting up six points and six assists.

Even though they lost, Thales Academy Rolesville was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thales Academy Apex only posted eight assists.

Meanwhile, Friendship Christian lost to St. Thomas More Academy on the road by a 46-31 margin on Friday.

Friendship Christian dropped their record down to 10-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.

Thales Academy Rolesville strolled past Friendship Christian in their previous meeting last Friday by a score of 62-43. Does Thales Academy Rolesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Friendship Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.