Preview: New Covenant Academy Warriors vs. Chadwick Cardinals
The New Covenant Academy Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Chadwick Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on February 9th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, New Covenant Academy lost to Verona on the road by a decisive 72-58 margin.
Meanwhile, Chadwick stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat School of the Ozarks 71-32 at home. Given Chadwick's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while School of the Ozarks is ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Covenant Academy's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Chadwick, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
New Covenant Academy was taken down by Chadwick 70-39 when the teams last played back in February of 2021. Can New Covenant Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
