Basketball Recap: Blum Comes Up Short

Blum was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Covington Owls. The Bobcats lost against the Owls in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 63-33 score last time.

Blum's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Covington, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Blum will venture away from home to take on Frost at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The Polar Bears have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Covington, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Millsap at 7:00 p.m. on the 29th.