Concord was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the Lake Norman Charter Knights 63-36. While losing is never fun, the Spiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Knights are ranked 239th).
Concord's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alani Smith-Rogers, who posted ten points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Nebrick, who put up nine points and four blocks.
It was another big night for Reece Long, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 rebounds for Lake Norman Charter. That's the most boards Long has posted since back in December of 2023. Sam Colantonio was another key player, going 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Concord's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Lake Norman Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Concord has already played their next contest (against West Rowan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lake Norman Charter will be playing at home against Northwest Cabarrus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Norman Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Northwest Cabarrus likes a good challenge.
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