Preview: East Rowan Mustangs vs. Concord Spiders
East Rowan is 0-10 against Concord since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Rowan Mustangs will be playing at home against the Concord Spiders at 7:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for East Rowan: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Concord has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
East Rowan pushed their score all the way to 61 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were outmatched by Carson on the road and fell 93-61. East Rowan has struggled against Carson recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Jonathan Wembolua put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Corbin Krider, who scored 11 points.
Concord has not done well against Robinson recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Concord snuck past Robinson with a 61-55 victory. The win was just what Concord needed coming off of a 90-52 loss in their prior matchup.
East Rowan has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season. As for Concord, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
East Rowan was dealt a bruising 99-54 loss at the hands of Concord in their previous matchup back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Rowan was down 53-32.
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