Preview: Concord Academy Eagles vs. Northside Christian Academy Knights
The Concord Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northside Christian Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Concord Academy will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak alive.
Even though Gaston Christian scored an imposing 56 points on Friday, Concord Academy still came out on top. Concord Academy walked away with a 68-56 win over Gaston Christian.
Sean Birmingham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Howard, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Northside Christian Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell to Gaston Day 58-53. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Northside Christian Academy came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while Gaston Day is ranked 98th).
Concord Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-14 record this season. As for Northside Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 18-9.
Concord Academy lost to Northside Christian Academy at home by a decisive 60-45 margin when the teams last played on January 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northside Christian Academy's Kyrell Shaw, who scored 26 points along with five rebounds. Now that Concord Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
