Basketball Game Preview: Concord Raiders vs. Mount Pleasant Green Knights

By Team Reports Jan 25, 2024, 4:52am

Preview: Concord Raiders vs. Mount Pleasant Green Knights

Concord is 1-8 against Mount Pleasant since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Concord Raiders will look to defend their home court against the Mount Pleasant Green Knights at 4:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.

Concord scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Glasgow 71-68. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Concord has posted yet this season.

Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Mount Pleasant's good fortune finally ran out last Wednesday. They fell just short of Appoquinimink by a score of 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Mount Pleasant has suffered yet this season.

Concord's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Mount Pleasant, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3.

Concord was dealt a bruising 62-21 defeat at the hands of Mount Pleasant in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Will Concord have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.