Basketball Game Preview: Phoenix Falcons vs. Covenant Christian Chargers

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2024, 2:24am

Preview: Phoenix Falcons vs. Covenant Christian Chargers

The Phoenix Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Covenant Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Phoenix has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since December 20.

Phoenix pushed their score all the way to 58 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They suffered a rough 78-58 defeat at the hands of Bridgeport.

Meanwhile, Covenant Christian can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They breezed by Potter's House Christian on the road to the tune of 75-35. Given Covenant Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Potter's House Christian is ranked 627th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Phoenix's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-13. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Covenant Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-8.

Phoenix was taken down by Covenant Christian 70-42 in their previous matchup back in February of 2021. Can Phoenix avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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