Basketball Game Preview: Covington Trojans vs. Fountain Central Mustangs

By Team Reports Feb 1, 2025, 2:14am

Basketball Preview: Covington Trojans vs. Fountain Central Mustangs

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Covington and Fountain Central are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Covington Trojans will challenge the Fountain Central Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Covington has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 17.

Last Tuesday, Covington took a blow against Southmont, falling 61-29.

Meanwhile, Fountain Central blew past Riverton Parke, posting a 47-11 win. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.

Fountain Central is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points per game. As for Covington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.

Covington was dealt a bruising 60-30 loss at the hands of Fountain Central in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fountain Central's Brailey Hoagland, who went 5 for 6 en route to 13 points and seven steals. Now that Covington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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