Basketball Recap: Covenant Christian Extends Winning Streak to Five

Covenant Christian had won four straight games and Kaitlyn Knaub did her part to make it five on Friday. The Covenant Christian Cougars walked away with a 52-39 win over the Covenant Knights thanks in part to Knaub, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine boards. The contest was her seventh in a row with at least ten points.

Berkeley Allen was another key player, putting up five steals. She is becoming a predictor of Covenant Christian's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is undefeated (and 4-8 when she doesn't).

Covenant Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Covenant, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.

Covenant Christian has already played their next game, a 47-32 win against Coram Deo Academy on the 28th. Covenant has also already played their next contest (against Prince of Peace), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.