The Thales Academy Apex Titans waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They came out on top against Cary Academy by a score of 41-29. Given Thales Academy Apex's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while Cary Academy is ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thales Academy Apex to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anna Maass, who scored 18 points along with nine steals. Maass has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times she's played. Julia Bandholz was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with ten rebounds and six steals.
Several Chargers players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sadie McMahon, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Annalise Dematteis, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Thales Academy Apex's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 24.67 points. As for Cary Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Thales Academy Apex will square off against St. Thomas More Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cary Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Ravenscroft at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Ravenscroft focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Wednesday.
