The Forsyth Country Day Furies entered their tilt with the Concord Academy Eagles with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Forsyth Country Day came out on top in a nail-biter against Concord Academy on Tuesday and snuck past 65-62. Given Forsyth Country Day's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Concord Academy is ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Concord Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alek Kornacki, who scored 17 points along with two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kornacki has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sean Birmingham, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Forsyth Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Concord Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-15.
Forsyth Country Day will take on Gaston Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Forsyth Country Day's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Concord Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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