Preview: All Saints Episcopal Trojans vs. Covenant Knights
The All Saints Episcopal Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Covenant Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. All Saints Episcopal will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1070th, while Covenant is ranked 435th).
All Saints Episcopal's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell 54-42 to Prince of Peace. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for All Saints Episcopal in their matchups with Prince of Peace: they've now lost four in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Manny Mizer, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caz Franks, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, Covenant was able to grind out a solid victory over Vanguard College Prep on Tuesday, taking the game 54-41.
Covenant's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Wyatt Webb led the charge by scoring 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Webb has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Everett Webb, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
All Saints Episcopal dropped their record down to 10-16 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Covenant, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
All Saints Episcopal opened the new year with a less-than-successful 55-46 loss to Covenant. Can All Saints Episcopal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
