The Covenant Life Cougars (Gaithersburg, MD) basketball knocked off the visiting Maryland School for the Deaf Orioles (Frederick, MD), 60-46 in Tuesday's league test.

The Cougars (5-3) will now prepare for their test against Mount Airy Christian Academy (Mount Airy, MD). The go into the Maryland Independent League test with a 3-0 record. In their last test, Mount Airy Christian Academy notched a victory over New Life Christian (Frederick, MD), 52-48, in a non-league test.

The Orioles now own a 2-1 record. They play next when they host Middletown for a non-league test on Monday, December 11. Maryland School for the Deaf will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 73-69 league win over Tuscarora (Frederick, MD). The Knights record now stands at 1-0.