Even though the Thales Academy Apex Titans scored an imposing 61 points on Friday, the Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill Lion still came out on top. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill took their match against the Titans 74-61. The victory was nothing new for Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill as they're now sitting on three straight.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kyren Smith, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 16 rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last 15 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Powery, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Thales Academy Apex's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nathan Purvis, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. Purvis has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last nine times he's played. Luke Railo was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five assists.
Thales Academy Apex struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill pulled down 16 offensive rebounds.
Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Thales Academy Apex, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-21.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill will take on the Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Friendship Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Friday. As for Thales Academy Apex, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on January 29th. One thing working in Grace Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matches.
