Basketball Game Preview: Ephrata Mennonite Legends vs. New Covenant Christian Flames

The Ephrata Mennonite Legends will challenge the New Covenant Christian Flames at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ephrata Mennonite is looking for their season's first win.

Ephrata Mennonite fought the good fight in their overtime match against Conestoga Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 45-43.

Meanwhile, New Covenant Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to Mount Calvary Christian 41-35. The contest marked the Flames 's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Qynne Demler and Kylie Masters. Masters had a solid game and posted 17 points along with five assists and four steals. Meanwhile, Demler was balling out in the loss, going 10 of 18 on her way to 23 points and five rebounds.

Ephrata Mennonite's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for New Covenant Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.