St. Thomas More Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Thales Academy Apex is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors will host the Thales Academy Apex Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Thomas More Academy will bounce into Monday's match after beating Neuse Christian Academy, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. St. Thomas More Academy walked away with a 3-1 win over Neuse Christian Academy on Friday.
St. Thomas More Academy walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 24-26, 25-20, 25-23.
St. Thomas More Academy relied on the efforts of Mary Frances Watkins, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Mary Sopp, who had 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Sopp has posted since back in August.
St. Thomas More Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neuse Christian Academy only served two.
Meanwhile, Thales Academy Apex got the win against Thales Academy Rolesville on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-10, 25-15.
Thales Academy Apex found their leader in underclassman Leigh Finger, who had 12 aces and six digs. Those 12 aces set a new season-high mark for Finger. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Sheng, who had ten digs and two aces.
St. Thomas More Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Thales Academy Apex, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Everything went St. Thomas More Academy's way against Thales Academy Apex in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as St. Thomas More Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. Does St. Thomas More Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thales Academy Apex turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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