Basketball Game Preview: Concord Academy Eagles vs. Hickory Grove Christian Lions

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Away	72-2 W
01/12/24 - Home	67-16 W
11/28/23 - Away	78-21 W
02/09/23 - Neutral	61-15 W
01/24/23 - Home	57-28 W
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Concord Academy has gone 10-0 against Hickory Grove Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Concord Academy Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hickory Grove Christian Lions at 5:30 p.m. Concord Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.

Concord Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing SouthLake Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Concord Academy blew SouthLake Christian Academy out of the water with an 85-13 final score. Concord Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 28 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Hickory Grove Christian managed to keep up with Gaston Christian until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hickory Grove Christian came up short against Gaston Christian, falling 67-44. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Eagles are ranked 149th).

Concord Academy will have to keep a close watch on Lauren Feaster and Mackenzie Williams, a pair of players who had a big impact on Hickory Grove Christian's prior game. Feaster dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards, while Williams went 7 for 15 on her way to 21 points. Williams continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played.

Concord Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Hickory Grove Christian, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Everything came up roses for Concord Academy against Hickory Grove Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the team secured a 72-2 win. In that game, Concord Academy amassed a halftime lead of 46-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.