North Carolina High School Basketball - Hickory Grove Christian edges Covenant Day
February 3, 2009: Charlotte, NC 28215 The Hickory Grove Christian Lions (Charlotte, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Covenant Day Lions (Matthews, NC), 51-44 in Tuesday's league test.
The Lions (12-9) will now prepare for their test against SouthLake Christian Academy (Huntersville, NC). The go into the NCISAA Metrolina test with a 1-16 record. In their last test, SouthLake Christian Academy was tipped by First Assembly Christian (Concord, NC), 73-55, in a league test.
The Lions now own a 4-14 record. They take the field next when they travel to Cannon for a non-league test on Thursday, February 5. Covenant Day will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 78-60 non-league win over Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, NC). The Cougars record now stands at 13-5.