Two dominant guards in Anna Maass and Rebekah Hartzell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Thales Academy Apex Titans will welcome the South Wake Sabres at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Back in December of 2024, Thales Academy Apex earned a 37-24 win over St. Thomas More Academy. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Chancellors are ranked 486th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maass was her usual excellent self, putting up 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Thales Academy Apex's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Duke, who posted eight points and five steals.
Meanwhile, South Wake put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 43-42 victory over South Guilford HomeSchool. The 43-point effort marked the Sabres' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
South Wake's win came from a few key players Thales Academy Apex will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Savannah Taylor, who put up seven points and ten rebounds. Dara Jurgens was another key player, going 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points.
South Wake pushed their record up to 16-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Thales Academy Apex, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Thales Academy Apex has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33 rebounds per game. However, it's not like South Wake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.2 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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