Concord Christian Academy is 0-5 against Greenwood Mennonite since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Concord Christian Academy Minutemen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenwood Mennonite Flames at 4:00 p.m. Hopefully Concord Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Monday.
Concord Christian Academy's six-game losing streak dating back to last season came to an end. They walked away with a 35-24 win over Chestertown Christian Academy. That 11 points margin sets a new team best for Concord Christian Academy this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Concord Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joy DePace, who scored 17 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Aubrey Collison was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Greenwood Mennonite's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 35-27 to Sts. Peter & Paul. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Greenwood Mennonite has scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Greenwood Mennonite had strong showings from Faith Troyer, who scored seven points along with 14 rebounds and two steals, and Laci Mast, who scored nine points along with five steals. Mast is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Concord Christian Academy's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-3. As for Greenwood Mennonite, their loss ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Thursday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Concord Christian Academy have been dynamite from deep this season, having only nailed 33.7% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Greenwood Mennonite, though, as they've only made 30.2% of their threes per game this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Concord Christian Academy took a serious blow against Greenwood Mennonite in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 52-6. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Concord Christian Academy was down 44-3.
