Basketball Recap: Concord Academy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Metrolina Christian Academy

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 7:47pm

Basketball Recap: Concord Academy Eagles vs. Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors

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01/13/25 vs Metrolina Christian Academy97
12/10/24 vs SouthLake Christian Academy84
11/19/24 @ Lab University Prep National79
11/22/24 @ High Point Christian Academy77
12/13/24 vs Coastal Christian76

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Concord Academy). They breezed by the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors to the tune of 97-35 on Monday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 55-21.

Concord Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Justice Alexander out in front who shot 4-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double on 36 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Alexander has scored at least a third of Concord Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Taylor Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists.

Concord Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Metrolina Christian Academy only racked up one assist.

Metrolina Christian Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Emily King, who went 7 for 12 on her way to 17 points. The matchup was King's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Ella Lederer was another key player, putting up five points and five rebounds.

Concord Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, their record is now 10-6.

Concord Academy has already played their next contest, a 72-2 victory against Hickory Grove Christian on the 14th. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 49-45 win against SouthLake Christian Academy on the 14th.

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