Central Cabarrus piles up the points against Concord

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 12:51am

Recap: Central Cabarrus Vikings vs. Concord Spiders

The Central Cabarrus Vikings scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 64-18 win over Concord. Central Cabarrus has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Cabarrus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jahnae Duncan, who scored 13 points along with seven assists and six steals. Shelby Cruz was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with 15 rebounds and four steals.

Despite the defeat, Concord had strong showings from Myajah Nix, who scored 11 points, and Natalie Nebrich, who scored two points along with eight rebounds and seven blocks. That was a full 61.1% of Concord's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Concord struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Central Cabarrus posted 11 assists.

Central Cabarrus' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-6. As for Concord, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.

Central Cabarrus will face off against Indian Land at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Indian Land focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Thursday. As for Concord, they will be playing at home against East Rowan at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.