Basketball Recap: Hammond Finds Home Court Redemption Against Covington

By Team Reports Feb 10, 2025, 11:12am

Basketball Recap: Hammond Tornadoes vs. Covington Lions

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Home32-30 W
01/30/25 - Away44-26 W
01/30/24 - Away53-29 W
01/31/23 - Home55-28 W
01/17/23 - Neutral60-28 W
+ 5 more games

There's no place like home for Hammond, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Covington Lions out 32-30. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tornadoes have posted against the Lions since January 15, 2021.

Despite the loss, Covington saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Anamaria Cerniglia posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave Cerniglia a new career-high in points.

Hammond's victory bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Covington, they dropped their record down to 7-16 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Coming up, Hammond will welcome French Settlement at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. We've got a battle between Lions coming up. Covington is facing Capitol at the right time seeing as Capitol is stuck on a five-game losing streak.

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