The Northside Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to take on the Concord Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Northside Christian Academy is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Concord Academy in North Carolina (Northside Christian Academy is ranked 21st, while Concord Academy is ranked 102nd).
Northside Christian Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell to Gaston Day 58-53.
Meanwhile, even though Gaston Christian scored an imposing 56 points on Friday, Concord Academy still came out on top. Concord Academy took their matchup against Gaston Christian 68-56. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Concord Academy.
Sean Birmingham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Howard, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Northside Christian Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-9 record this season. As for Concord Academy, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-14.
Northside Christian Academy strolled past Concord Academy in their previous meeting on January 5th by a score of 60-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside Christian Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
