Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory piles up the points against Covenant Christian

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2024, 9:14am

Recap: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves vs. Covenant Christian Warriors

The Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory Braves can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 77-46 victory over Covenant Christian. Winning may never get old, but Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Evan Haywood was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-11 from deep and dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 20 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Javawn Brooks, who scored 14 points.

Despite the loss, Covenant Christian had strong showings from Ty Gillespie, who scored 14 points, and Paxton Bacon, who scored 13 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gillespie has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mell Grandberry, who scored seven points.

Covenant Christian's lineup was just a bit different on Friday as Gillespie got a bit more time on the court (15 vs. his season average of 8.5). Gillespie made the most of the opportunity, scoring 14 points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Covenant Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-12.

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Carmel at 7:30 p.m. Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,193 points over their last 17 matchups. As for Covenant Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Indianapolis Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Indianapolis Lutheran focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 last Thursday.

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