The Concord Christian Academy Minutemen will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Seaside Christian Academy Fighting Marlins at 5:45 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully Concord Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Concord Christian Academy suffered a tough 37-13 loss at the hands of Chestertown Christian Academy.
Despite the loss, Concord Christian Academy saw an underclassman step up: Aubrey Collison scored five points along with six steals and four blocks. That was a full 38.5% of Concord Christian Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Seaside Christian Academy came up short against Faith Baptist School on Tuesday and fell 44-34. While losing is never fun, Seaside Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while Faith Baptist School is ranked 42nd).
Charley Davis put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 13 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ana Raimondi, who scored five points along with seven rebounds.
Concord Christian Academy dropped their record down to 2-10 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 18.9 points per game. As for Seaside Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Concord Christian Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 22.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Seaside Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Concord Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 48-13 loss at the hands of Seaside Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seaside Christian Academy's Mia Queen, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Concord Christian Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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