The St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors and the Thales Academy Apex Titans will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Thales Academy Apex will be up against a hot St. Thomas More Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. St. Thomas More Academy blew past Thales Academy Rolesville 53-32 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Thales Academy Apex got the win against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill on Thursday by a conclusive 44-24. The victory was familiar territory for the Titans who have now won eight matches in a row.
Thales Academy Apex's win came from a few key players St. Thomas More Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kate Sproul, who posted ten points in addition to eight steals and seven assists. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Maass, who had 14 points along with eight boards and three steals.
St. Thomas More Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.3 points per game. As for Thales Academy Apex, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Things could have been worse for St. Thomas More Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-37 loss to Thales Academy Apex in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maass, who put up 20 points. Now that St. Thomas More Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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