South Rowan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Concord Spiders and fell 77-45. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 639th, while the Spiders are ranked 243rd).
Concord was led to victory by Jayden Beyan and Tyvonta Rushmeyer. Beyan went 7 for 9 en route to 19 points along with five assists and five boards, while Rushmeyer went 5 of 8 on his way to 20 points and five steals. Rushmeyer's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jaden Reid, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
South Rowan's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Concord, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
South Rowan will take on Northwest Cabarrus at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Concord, they will host Lake Norman Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Concord has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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