Gaston Day is 2-8 against Concord Academy since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Gaston Day Spartans just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Concord Academy Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on February 9th. Gaston Day has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 671 points over their last ten contests.
Gaston Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Gaston Day proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 71-61 victory over the Eagles. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Gaston Day's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kurt Hunter, who scored 18 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Deshawn Coulter, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, Concord Academy waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They strolled past SouthLake Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 72-55. Concord Academy pushed the score to 57-35 by the end of the third, a deficit SouthLake Christian Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Gaston Day's win bumped their record up to 18-11. As for Concord Academy, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-14.
Gaston Day came up short against Concord Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 65-55. Can Gaston Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
