Thales Academy Apex lost to O'Neal back in March of 2022, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. The Thales Academy Apex Titans narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the O'Neal Falcons 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Joey Ghirardi, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Darion Ghazaleh, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On O'Neal's side, Will Slagle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jackson Mullis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Thales Academy Apex's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for O'Neal, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Thales Academy Apex will head out on the road to challenge Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for O'Neal, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 19-13 win vs. Fayetteville Christian on the 16th.
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