Basketball Game Preview: Covenant Knights vs. Coram Deo Academy Lions

The Covenant Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Coram Deo Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Covenant and seven for Coram Deo Academy.

Last Friday, Covenant didn't have quite enough to beat Pantego Christian and fell 57-54.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Coram Deo Academy faced off against Pantego Christian on Tuesday. Coram Deo Academy received a blow as they fell 60-45 to Pantego Christian. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1417th, while the Panthers are ranked 686th).

Covenant's loss dropped their record down to 19-14. As for Coram Deo Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.

Everything came up roses for Covenant against Coram Deo Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 72-39 win. In that contest, Covenant amassed a halftime lead of 46-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.