Basketball Game Preview: Covington Buccs vs. New Knoxville Rangers

Covington is on a three-game streak of home losses, New Knoxville a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. Both will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Friday, Covington didn't have quite enough to beat Troy Christian and fell 50-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Buccs have suffered against the Eagles since February 27, 2020.

Meanwhile, New Knoxville played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 56-20 defeat at the hands of St. Henry. The game marked the Rangers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

New Knoxville's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Covington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.