Basketball Preview: Covenant Classical Cavaliers vs. Grace Prep Lions
The Covenant Classical Cavaliers will take on the Grace Prep Lions in a tournament on Thursday.
Covenant Classical is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Nolan Catholic last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Covenant Classical was beaten by Nolan Catholic 48-21. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Grace Prep had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They managed a 66-60 win over Trinity Christian on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 34-34 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Grace Prep relied on the efforts of Zaria Howard, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 17 rebounds, and Emma Eubanks, who had 21 points in addition to three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Howard has scored at least a third of Grace Prep's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emerson Minor, who had 13 points along with two steals.
Grace Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The victory got Grace Prep back to even at 3-3. As for Covenant Classical, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Covenant Classical might still be hurting after the 54-28 loss they got from Grace Prep in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Can Covenant Classical avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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