Basketball Game Preview: The Covenant Preparatory School Knights vs. Faith West Academy Eagles

The Covenant Preparatory School Knights will challenge the Faith West Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Covenant Preparatory School will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

The Covenant Preparatory School's tournament run continued when they took on Rosehill Christian two weeks ago. The contest between The Covenant Preparatory School and Rosehill Christian didn't end well, with The Covenant Preparatory School falling 52-37. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly 15 points.

While Faith West Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed by Family Christian to the tune of 69-23 on Friday. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Faith West Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for The Covenant Preparatory School, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Everything came up roses for The Covenant Preparatory School against Faith West Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 73-39 victory. In that game, The Covenant Preparatory School amassed a halftime lead of 46-19, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.