Preview: The Covenant Eagles vs. Fishburne Military Caissons
The Covenant has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Fishburne Military Caissons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, The Covenant had to suffer through a rough 78-36 loss at the hands of Seton. While losing is never fun, The Covenant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while Seton is ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Fishburne Military was beaten by Miller School of Albemarle 98-30 on Monday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fishburne Military in their matchups with Miller School of Albemarle: they've now lost four in a row.
The Covenant dropped their record down to 5-13 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Fishburne Military, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
The Covenant strolled past Fishburne Military in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 59-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fishburne Military's Giovanni Belisle, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will The Covenant still be able to contain Belisle? There's only one way to find out.
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