Recap: Covenant Day Lions vs. Carmel Christian Cougars
Even though the Carmel Christian Cougars scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, the Covenant Day Lions still came out on top. Covenant Day sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-57 win over Carmel Christian. For Covenant Day, this counts as revenge for the 96-63 defeat Carmel Christian walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2021.
Michael Marcus Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Covenant Day's points. Another player making a difference was Patrick Penosky, who scored 9 points.
Covenant Day has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Carmel Christian, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Covenant Day's road trip will continue as they head out to face United Faith Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on December 15th. As for Carmel Christian, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Moravian Prep at 1:30 p.m. on December 9th. Moravian Prep is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
