Preview: Covenant Academy Patriots vs. The Covenant Preparatory School Knights
The Covenant Academy Patriots will be playing at home against The Covenant Preparatory School Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Covenant Academy has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while The Covenant Preparatory School will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Covenant Academy lost to Calvary Baptist on the road by a decisive 61-45 margin.
Meanwhile, The Covenant Preparatory School scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Briarwood 93-36 at home. The Covenant Preparatory School has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 30 points or more this season.
The Covenant Preparatory School's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jay Reyes, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, 13 assists, and ten steals. Reyes has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tye Leatherman, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten steals.
Covenant Academy's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-6. As for The Covenant Preparatory School, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Covenant Academy was taken down by The Covenant Preparatory School 82-52 in their previous meeting on January 5th. The match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Covenant Academy was down 48-20.
