Having just played yesterday, the Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion will get right back to it and host the Thales Academy Rolesville Knights at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matchups -- so hopefully Thales Academy Rolesville likes a good challenge.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill pushed their score all the way to 60 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. The game between Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill and Trinity Academy wasn't particularly close, with Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill falling 76-60. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill has struggled against Trinity Academy recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Loss or not, Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill got some senior leadership from Kyren Smith and Zachary Powery. Smith scored 24 points along with seven rebounds, while Powery. scored 15 points along with six rebounds. Smith is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 12 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Micah Strawn, who scored six points.
Thales Academy Rolesville suffered their biggest loss since December 8, 2023 on Thursday. Their rough 55-30 loss to Friendship Christian might stick with them for a while. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Thales Academy Rolesville has suffered against Friendship Christian since December 7, 2017.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Thales Academy Rolesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over Thales Academy Rolesville in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 52-45. Will Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill repeat their success, or does Thales Academy Rolesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
