Basketball Recap: Tyree White's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Covenant Day over Oceanside Collegiate Academy

Covenant Day was the 62-49 winner over Oceanside Collegiate Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Covenant Day Lions fell 66-54 to the Oceanside Collegiate Academy Landsharks on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 68th in North Carolina, while the Landsharks are ranked fourth in South Carolina).

Covenant Day lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tyree White, who posted 11 points and six assists. Micah Huffman was another key player, putting up 14 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Covenant Day and nudges their season record down to 9-8. As for Oceanside Collegiate Academy, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Covenant Day will host Bradford Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bradford Prep has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 212 points over their last three contests. As for Oceanside Collegiate Academy, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Battery Creek at 7:00 p.m. on January 10th.