The Concord Academy Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fifth straight loss. They fell 76-63 to Salisbury. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Friday (59), Concord Academy still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Concord Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sean Birmingham. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 5 assists. The match was Birmingham's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jake Benham, who scored 12 points.
It was another big night for Jayden ?Juke? Harris, who scored 27 points along with six rebounds for Salisbury. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Harris has scored at least 25% of Salisbury's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hank Webb, who scored 14 points.
Concord Academy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for Salisbury, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Concord Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Olympia at 1:00 p.m. on December 28, 2023. Olympia knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Concord Academy likes a good challenge. Salisbury and East Rowan will round out the year against one another at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at. Allowing an average of 50 points per game, East Rowan has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this match.
