Central Cabarrus is 10-0 against Concord since January of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Central Cabarrus Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Concord Spiders at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Central Cabarrus sitting on 58 straight victories dating back to last season and Concord on four.
Central Cabarrus stacked a 25th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Northwest Cabarrus 90-49 at home. Given Central Cabarrus' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Northwest Cabarrus is ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Desmond Kent Jr. was his usual excellent self, scoring 27 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last four games he's played. Josh Dalton was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Concord has not done well against Robinson recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Concord made off with a 52-51 victory over Robinson.
It was another big night for Jeremiah Howard, who dropped a triple-double on 13 points, ten rebounds, and ten blocks. He has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Judah Freeman, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
Central Cabarrus pushed their record up to 26-0 with that victory, which was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 47.9 points. As for Concord, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Central Cabarrus against Concord in their previous meeting two weeks ago as the squad secured a 90-52 victory. In that matchup, Central Cabarrus amassed a halftime lead of 49-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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