Basketball Recap: Covenant Life Takes a Loss

Covenant Life came into this matchup off a tough 21-point defeat on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Tournament Opponent by a score of 69-66 on Friday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Elijah Hughes

Points

11/21/25 vs Tournament Opponent	33
11/17/25 @ Berman Hebrew Academy	29
11/11/25 vs Model Secondary School for the Deaf	15
02/25/25 @ Living Grace Christian	20
02/22/25 vs Maryland School for the Deaf	20
02/20/25 vs Greater Grace Christian Academy	26

When it comes to explaining why Covenant Life lost, don't look at Elijah Hughes. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double with 33 points and nine rebounds. The matchup was Hughes' sixth in a row with at least 15 points. Samuel Marcantonio was another key player, shooting 46% from the field to rack up 16 points along with eight boards and four steals.

Covenant Life now has a losing record of 1-2.

Tournament Opponent has already played their next contest (against Booker), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Covenant Life will be paying especially close attention to Tournament Opponent's game: after Tournament Opponent face off against Texas Lions Academy, they'll take on Covenant Life again on Saturday.