Basketball Recap: Calvary Baptist Eagles vs. Covenant Christian Cougars
If Calvary Baptist was feeling good fresh off their 55-25 takedown of Providence Classical last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Calvary Baptist Eagles lost 54-32 to the Covenant Christian Cougars on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost seven in a row.
Calvary Baptist lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lydia Guisler, who had nine points along with eight steals and six rebounds. Guisler is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Edwards, who scored eight points plus three steals.
Even though they lost, Calvary Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Covenant Christian was led to victory by Lucy Hahn and Skylar May. Hahn dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds, while May dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Hahn a new career-high in assists (eight). Sofia Figueroa was another key player, earning ten points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Calvary Baptist fell to 3-1. As for Covenant Christian, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1.
Calvary Baptist has already played their next game (against Covenant Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Covenant Christian has already played their next matchup (against Calvary Baptist), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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