Concord Academy and Grace Christian squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Concord Academy had to settle for second. They fell 56-45 to the Grace Christian Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Crusaders are ranked second).
Concord Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Justice Alexander, who posted 21 points and seven boards. That was a full 46.7% of Concord Academy's points, marking the third time in a row Alexander has had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Bekich, who earned 13 points and three steals.
Grace Christian was led to victory by Jordan Speller and Kyndoll English. Speller scored 23 points, while English put up 18 points. With that strong performance, Speller is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game.
Concord Academy's loss dropped their record down to 26-7. As for Grace Christian, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-4.
As of now, neither Concord Academy nor Grace Christian have any future games scheduled.
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