Westminster Catawba Christian hasn't had much luck against Concord Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Westminster Catawba Christian Indians will host the Concord Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Westminster Catawba Christian turned things around against Metrolina Christian Academy on Monday. They really took it to the Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-38 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Indians have posted since December 13, 2024.
It was another big night for Brycen Redmon, who went 11 of 16 on his way to 27 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Westminster Catawba Christian's points. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Santos, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Westminster Catawba Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They are 7-11 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, Concord Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They walked away with a 76-64 win over the Spartans. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Spartans are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Concord Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.8 points per game. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
Westminster Catawba Christian was dealt a bruising 83-47 loss at the hands of Concord Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Westminster Catawba Christian was down 49-15.
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