The Grace Christian Crusaders will face off against the Concord Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Grace Christian got the win against Fayetteville Christian by a conclusive 82-59. With the Crusaders ahead 46-21 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Kaedyn Cole
| 11/18/25 vs Fayetteville Christian | 23 |
| 11/14/25 vs Thales Academy Apex | 15 |
| 11/13/25 @ Greensboro Day School | 15 |
Grace Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaedyn Cole, who posted 23 points, and DeNelly Coppedge, who had 20 points. Cole's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Ellis, who earned 11 points.
Meanwhile, Concord Academy strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They breezed past Winston Salem Christian to the tune of 64-30. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Grace Christian better keep an eye on Lincoln Raper. He was instrumental in Concord Academy's win, shooting 44% from the field to rack up 20 points. Raper is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Cruz Miller was another key player, putting up 11 points and five boards.
Concord Academy's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Grace Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Grace Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 73.2 points per game. However, it's not like Concord Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 70.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more.
Grace Christian suffered a grim 73-47 defeat to Concord Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Crusaders, Gray Madeira (who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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