The Thales Academy Rolesville Knights suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They fell just short of Thales Academy Apex by a score of 82-80. Thales Academy Rolesville has struggled against Thales Academy Apex recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Thales Academy Rolesville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Colby Currie. Despite the final result, he scored 29 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Currie has scored all season. Anthony Lopez was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six assists and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thales Academy Apex to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nathan Purvis, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 13 rebounds. Purvis has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Zach Rachmuth, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Thales Academy Rolesville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Thales Academy Apex, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-17.
Thales Academy Rolesville will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Friendship Christian at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Friendship Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday. As for Thales Academy Apex, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Thomas More Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
