Basketball Recap: New Covenant Gryphons vs. Temple Christian Crusaders
New Covenant won the last time they faced Temple Christian and Jocelyn Walker did her part to make sure it happened again. The New Covenant Gryphons took their match on Thursday with ease, bagging a 53-26 victory over the Temple Christian Crusaders thanks in part to Walker, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five).
Another player making a difference was Ellie Jacobs, who posted eight points along with ten rebounds and five assists. She has been hot , having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.
New Covenant was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
New Covenant now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Temple Christian, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
New Covenant and Roanoke Catholic will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Temple Christian, they and Christian Heritage Academy are set to duel on Monday. Temple Christian is facing Christian Heritage Academy at the right time seeing as Christian Heritage Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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