Gaston Day lost against Concord Academy back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Gaston Day Spartans were outmatched by the Concord Academy Eagles and fell 80-38. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-15.
Gaston Day lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Deshawn Coulter, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffen Simpson, who put up 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Concord Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lincoln Raper, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave Raper a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Gray Madeira, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards.
Gaston Day's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Concord Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season.
Gaston Day won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Metrolina Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gaston Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.9 points per game this season. Concord Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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