Concord is 10-0 against Union City since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Concord Yellowjackets will host the Union City Chargers at 12:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Concord's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Union City has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Concord will head into Thursday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 26-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Quincy out 34-31. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Orioles are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grace Thorrez
| 01/30/25 vs Quincy | 2 |
| 01/27/25 @ Michigan Center | 3 |
| 01/25/25 @ Lenawee Christian | 4 |
| 01/23/25 @ Maple Valley | 4 |
| 01/17/25 @ Springport | 4 |
Concord's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Grace Thorrez, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Thorrez has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last seven times she's played. Cieara Barrett was another key player, putting up eight points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Union City played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 64-44 to Springport. That's two games in a row now that the Chargers have lost by exactly 20 points.
Concord has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Union City, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Concord's way against Union City in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Concord made off with a 73-53 win. Will Concord repeat their success, or does Union City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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