Basketball Recap: Concord Comes Up Short

Concord was the 53-51 winner over Lake Norman Charter when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Concord Spiders had to suffer through a 68-40 loss at the hands of the Lake Norman Charter Knights. While losing is never fun, the Spiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Knights are ranked 162nd).

Several Spiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaylin Williams, who posted 12 points and six rebounds. Williams continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Nebrick, who earned eight points along with six rebounds and four blocks.

Concord's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Lake Norman Charter, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-2.

Concord will take on West Rowan in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on December 20th. Lake Norman Charter and Northwest Cabarrus will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on December 20th. One thing working in Lake Norman Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.