Neuse Christian Academy is 0-6 against Thales Academy Apex since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Neuse Christian Academy Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Thales Academy Apex Titans at 3:30 p.m.
Neuse Christian Academy is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-1 walloping at the hands of Thales Academy Rolesville.
Meanwhile, Thales Academy Apex gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill and snuck past 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thales Academy Apex.
Louie Olsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, James Speight was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Neuse Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Thales Academy Apex, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Neuse Christian Academy suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Thales Academy Apex when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thales Academy Apex's Daniel Speight, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Neuse Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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